Rep. Engel Issues Remarks at Committee Hearing to Evaluate Trump Administration Iran Policy
January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 14 at a full committee hearing to evaluate the Trump administration's Iran policy:
"Under the Trump Administration, we've seen tensions with Iran ratchet up, bit by bit, to a point earlier this month when it seemed we were on the brink of war.
"Iran bears much of the blame for this escalation. The regime is the w . . .
"Under the Trump Administration, we've seen tensions with Iran ratchet up, bit by bit, to a point earlier this month when it seemed we were on the brink of war.
"Iran bears much of the blame for this escalation. The regime is the w . . .