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On September 10, 2024, the U.S. Congress held a bipartisan conference titled \u201cIran: Confronting the Threat and Securing a Solution,\u201d featuring key figures from both political parties and prominent former military commanders. Attendees included Congressman Tom McClintock, Congresswoman Nancy Mace, and Congressman Brad Sherman, alongside former National Security Advisor General James Jones, former NATO Commander General Tod Wolters, Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield Jr., and General Keith Kellogg.<\/p>\n
The focus of the conference was on the increasing threats from Iran\u2019s regime, the role of the organized Iranian resistance, and the necessity of a bipartisan U.S. policy. General James Jones stressed the importance of a strategic shift in dealing with Iran, particularly with the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>) and the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>). He emphasized the \u201ceventual democratization of Iran\u201d as part of a global battle between autocracies and democracies, and praised the NCRI\u2019s leadership, stating, \u201cJeffersonian democracy for the future of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n Jones criticized the U.S. government\u2019s past policy of labeling the MEK as a terrorist group, arguing, \u201cAppeasement is not a strategy,\u201d and urged the next administration to base its policies on \u201ctruth and facts,\u201d as demonstrated by Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield\u2019s research on the NCRI and MEK. He also warned of the global implications of failing to counter Iran\u2019s influence, including the emergence of alliances between autocratic powers that threaten international stability.<\/p>\n General James L. Jones, former President Barack Obama\u2019s national security adviser from 2009-2010, who told The Independent in a statement that sanctions were \u201cpart of a kit\u201d that the US can use to curb Tehran\u2019s ambitions, but added:<\/p>\n \u201cThey have to be enforced.\u201d\u201cThey have to have\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/7FQd2NcMrW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) September 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n