Ernst: We must stand with Israel, American lives are on the line

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demanded the Biden administration stand with Israel by ending its continued appeasement of Iran that puts American and Israeli lives on the line. She recounted her experience leading a bipartisan, bicameral mission to the Middle East, including Israel, and emphasized that Iran is behind this extreme terrorism.

Ernst pointed out that since taking office, Biden has lined the pockets of the Iranian regime with $80 billion to fund its proxy terrorists, like Hamas.

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Background:

In the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas, Ernst met with Israeli leaders – including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – and American citizens in Israel. She also led a bipartisan group pushing Biden to freeze Iranian assets.

As co-chair of the Abraham Accords Caucus, Ernst led the DEFEND Act to strengthen the work of the Accords by combatting attacks from Iranian-backed extremists through air and missile defense capabilities, which was passed into law. This year, she led the bipartisan MARITIME Act to unite Middle East partners against Iranian maritime threats, which was included as a provision in the Senate-passed National Defense Authorization Act.

In April, Ernst and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a bipartisan push demanding President Biden enforce much-needed sanctions on Iranian oil and gas shipments. She followed up with a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Biden demanding a response to Iranian threats against Americans and American companies that prevented the transfer of seized oil from the Suez Rajan tanker off the coast of Texas for months. Following her advocacy, the illicit oil began being transferred.

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