A bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives have petitioned Secretary of State John Kerry to reconsider the level of aid given to Argentina following revelations that the Latin American country has opened it doors to the Iranian regime.
“We are particularly troubled by Argentina’s growing ties with Iran, utter contempt for U.S. law, growing corruption within its government, and repeated failure to met its financial obligations,” the lawmakers wrote on Thursday to Kerry, according to a copy of the letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
U.S. officials and regional experts warned earlier this week that under the leadership of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina has helped Iran bring its terrorist activities to the Western hemisphere.
The lawmakers—including House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R., Texas), Reps. Jeff Duncan (R., S.C.), Grace Meng (D., N.Y.), Michael Grimm (R., N.Y.), and Bill Posey (R., Fla.)—urged Kerry to immediately cut back U.S. support for Argentina.
“We are aware that the U.S. government has offered legal support to Argentina in the past,” according to the letter, which was also sent to Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. “However, in light of Argentina’s growing cooperation with Iran … we believe that the U.S. should reconsider its legal support to Argentina.”
The matter has assumed “a new level of urgency” given Argentina’s increasing efforts to accommodate Iran, according to the letter.
A bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives have petitioned Secretary of State John Kerry to reconsider the level of aid given to Argentina following revelations that the Latin American country has opened it doors to the Iranian regime.
“We are particularly troubled by Argentina’s growing ties with Iran, utter contempt for U.S. law, growing corruption within its government, and repeated failure to met its financial obligations,” the lawmakers wrote on Thursday to Kerry, according to a copy of the letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
U.S. officials and regional experts warned earlier this week that under the leadership of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina has helped Iran bring its terrorist activities to the Western hemisphere.
The lawmakers—including House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R., Texas), Reps. Jeff Duncan (R., S.C.), Grace Meng (D., N.Y.), Michael Grimm (R., N.Y.), and Bill Posey (R., Fla.)—urged Kerry to immediately cut back U.S. support for Argentina.
“We are aware that the U.S. government has offered legal support to Argentina in the past,” according to the letter, which was also sent to Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. “However, in light of Argentina’s growing cooperation with Iran … we believe that the U.S. should reconsider its legal support to Argentina.”
The matter has assumed “a new level of urgency” given Argentina’s increasing efforts to accommodate the Iranian regime, according to the letter.
