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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1034 

Condemning Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and expressing support for 

the Iranian people’s desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear 

republic of Iran. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 26, 2018 

Mr. MCCLINTOCK (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. POE of Texas) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and expressing support for the Iranian people’s desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic of Iran. 

Whereas, on July 2, 2018, the Belgium Federal Prosecutor’s 

Office announced the foiling of a terrorist plot against 

the ‘‘Free Iran 2018 – the Alternative’’ gathering held on 

June 30, 2018, in support of the Iranian people’s quest 

for freedom; 

Whereas the Free Iran gathering had commenced to show 

support for the Iranian opposition leader Mrs. Maryam 

Rajavi’s 10-point plan for future Iran, that calls for universal right to vote, free elections, and advocates gender, 

religious and ethnic equality, and adheres to a market 

economy; 


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Whereas the plan calls for establishment of a republic in Iran 

based on separation of religion and state and envisions 

a non-nuclear Iran; 

Whereas the plan commits to the abolition of Sharia Law, 

practiced by the Iranian regime, and a foreign policy 

based on peaceful coexistence and international and regional peace and cooperation, as well as respect for the 

United Nations Charter; 

Whereas senior governmental, military, and public security 

officials in Iran have for decades ordered or committed 

egregious human rights violations and acts of terror; 

Whereas a senior Iranian diplomat based in the Iranian embassy in Vienna, Austria, was also arrested in connection 

with the planned terror plot while in Germany; 

Whereas the Iranian diplomat has been charged in Belgium 

in connection with the terrorist plot and in Germany with 

‘‘activity as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit 

murder’’; 

Whereas a senior Department of State official said on July 

10, 2018, that ‘‘Iran uses embassies as cover to plot terrorist attacks.’’, and that ‘‘The most recent example is 

the plot that the Belgians foiled, and we had an Iranian 

diplomat out of the Austrian embassy as part of the plot 

to bomb a meeting of Iranian opposition leaders in 

Paris.’’; 

Whereas the Department of State official has urged ‘‘all nations to be vigilant about Iran using embassies as diplomatic cover to plot terrorist attacks’’; 

Whereas Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concern 

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ties in Europe, including the ‘‘plot to bomb an Iranian 

opposition group rally in France on June 30, 2018’’; 

Whereas several prominent former United States Government 

officials, three retired United States generals, congressional staff, and thousands of United States citizens participated at this gathering; and 

Whereas a large bipartisan group of Members of Congress 

supported H.R. 4744, and have expressed support for 

‘‘efforts made by the people of Iran to promote the establishment of basic freedoms that build the foundation for 

the emergence of a freely elected, open, non-corrupt and 

democratic political system’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns past and present Iranian state3 sponsored terrorist attacks against United States 

4 citizens, United States officials, and Iranian dis5 sidents; 

6 (2) condemns the Iranian regime’s terror plot 

7 against United States citizens and other participants 

8 of the ‘‘Free Iran 2018 – the Alternative’’ gathering 

9 in Paris; 

10 (3) calls on relevant United States Government 

11 agencies to work with European allies to identify 

12 and bring to justice the Iranian officials behind this 

13 plot; 

14 (4) stands with the people of Iran who are en15 gaged in continuing, legitimate, and peaceful pro16 tests against an oppressive, corrupt regime; and 


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1 (5) recognizes the rights of the Iranian people 

2 and their struggle to establish a democratic, secular, 

3 and non-nuclear republic of Iran. 

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