{"id":1452760,"date":"2022-04-25T12:29:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452760"},"modified":"2022-04-25T12:29:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:29:43","slug":"900-gold-star-families-call-on-biden-not-to-abandon-veterans-by-giving-in-to-irans-demand-to-remove-terrorist-group-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/900-gold-star-families-call-on-biden-not-to-abandon-veterans-by-giving-in-to-irans-demand-to-remove-terrorist-group-label\/","title":{"rendered":"900 Gold Star Families Call On Biden Not To Abandon Veterans By Giving In To Iran\u2019s Demand To Remove Terrorist Group Label"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F900-gold-star-families-call-on-biden-not-to-abandon-veterans-by-giving-in-to-irans-demand-to-remove-terrorist-group-label%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452760&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-29.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A group of 900 Gold Star family members and wounded military veterans sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him not to give in to Iran\u2019s demands to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the nation\u2019s terror watch list.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, sent April 14, included \u201cgrave concerns\u201d over reports that the Biden administration is considering a change to the IRGC\u2019s listing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have grave concerns over published reports that the Biden Administration is considering removing there from the StateDepartment\u2019s Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list. In our view, removing the IRGC\u2019sFTOdesignationwould threaten American lives, harm veterans and Gold Star families, and empower a terrorist organization that continues to sponsor and commit attacks against U.S. interests and allies in the Middle East,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/1lur4h98qooovst\/IRGC-Designation-Letter-to-President-Biden--FINAL--w-Signatures.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Gold Star family members shared two major concerns regarding the potential IRGC status change.<\/p>\n<p>The first concern stated that \u201crescinding the IRGC\u2019s FTO designation would symbolically give the IRGC a green light to target Americans and attack our allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Second, the letter added, \u201cRemoving the IRGC\u2019s designation would also damage the credibility of the U.S. designation process, which has been viewed as fact-based and apolitical for two generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The writers also concluded with strong words against Biden\u2019s potential change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe therefore urge you\u2013regardless of Iranian demands\u2013not to dishonor the memories of the IRGC\u2019s many American victims, including service members killed while serving their country overseas. Mr. President, no deal with Iran, the world\u2019s foremost State Sponsor of Terrorism, can be worth sacrificing our nation\u2019s honor and symbolically giving the world\u2019s leading terrorist organization a green light to kill more Americans and enhancing its practical ability to do so,\u201d the letter concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The Gold Star families are not alone. Last month, more than 80 House Republicans joined in a <a href=\"https:\/\/franklin.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/franklin.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/03.07.22%20-%20%20LTR%20-%20IRGC%20FTO%20%28FINAL%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to Secretary of State Antony Blinken blasting the potential removal of the IRGC from the terror watch list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor years the IRGC has supported and participated in numerous human rights abuses and terrorist activities. They should not be removed from the FTO list until they can prove that they have ceased ALL terrorist activity,\u201d Iowa Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, one of the Republicans joining the letter, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/millermeeks.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/miller-meeks-joins-letter-keep-irans-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-foreign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should only be lifting FTO designations if Iran drastically changes their well-documented support for terrorist groups around the world. By removing the IRGC when it continues to engage in and support acts of terror tells the world that our sanctions carry no weight and are nothing more than political tools that can be cast aside whenever it is convenient,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Biden shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/04\/24\/readout-of-president-bidens-call-with-prime-minister-naftali-bennett-of-israel-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call<\/a> on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that addressed the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sure that President Biden, who is a true friend of Israel and cares about its security, will not allow the IRGC to be removed from the list of terrorist organizations. Israel has clarified its position on the issue: The IRGC is the largest terrorist organization in the world,\u201d Bennett said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/en\/departments\/news\/spoke_biden240422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from his office following the call.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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