NCRI - In an interview with the London Based Al-Hayyat Arab daily, Florida Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and the Chair of the House Subcommittee on Mid-East and Asia Affairs said the US Congress considers threats by Iranian regime to be very serious now.

She said that the absolute majority-vote in the US congress in support of the Iran Freedom Act and the statement by 355 representatives from both parties in the Congress indicate that both Republicans and Democrats consider Iranian regime as a serious threat. The US congresswoman added that this was a new development among US representatives considering Iran as an extra-ordinary threat.

She noted that Iran's violation of NPT as well as Europe's failure to negotiate with Tehran regime has contributed to this. We are faced with a new climax. The US Congress finds Iran a real threat. On the other hand, the clerical regime continues to sponsor terrorism and destabilize the Middle East and also insists on continuing with its nuclear weapon's program.