“Today the Ayatollah is offering a choice between his handpicked candidates: a hardliner and a hard hardliner. Regardless of who is elected, Tehran will continue to oppress its people and advance terror and ballistic missile programs that threaten the world. Iranians deserve better.”

ouse Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) today introduced H.R. 1698, The Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act. The bill, also co-sponsored by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), targets those involved in Iran’s missile development – including foreign companies and banks.

“Bahrain and the United States have long shared a commitment to security and stability in the Middle East. Host of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, Bahrain is a critical partner. Today I was glad to welcome Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al Khalifa to the Capitol for a good discussion about how we can build on this important relationship, and better counter threats from Iran and terrorist organizations. In our conversation, I stressed that respect for human rights is key to combating Iran’s attempts to incite violence and instability in Bahrain.”

Today at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “Iran on Notice.”

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the below statement after the administration imposed sanctions on 25 Iranian entities in the wake of its latest ballistic missile launch

“Iran’s support for terrorism, and its push to develop a missile capable of striking the United States, is a direct threat to our national security."

Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) signed Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) legislation to provide a long-term extension of the Iran Sanctions Act.

Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) sent a letter to President Obama asking him to halt any plans for new concessions to Iran during his final days in office.

Tonight the House of Representatives passed Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) bipartisan bill – H.R. 6297 – to provide a long-term extension of the Iran Sanctions Act.

Once again Iran has made a mockery of its own legal system in convicting wrongfully detained Iranian-Americans. It appears the trials violated every basic international standard – carried out in secret with no transparency, no evidence, and no representation. They were a complete and total sham.