The charge is being led by Senator Bob Corker, who on March 23 introduced a bill titled “Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act” to the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. As of last Tuesday, it had 25 co-sponsors, of which 11 were Democrats. The National Iranian American Council was quick to decry the bill, asserting that it would “place President Trump’s trigger-happy finger on the ignition switch of a deadly conflict with Iran.”
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