Brian Mast: “Mr. Speaker, this resolution is very simple. It is reaffirming that Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.…”

“Mr. Speaker, this resolution is very simple. It is reaffirming that Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism. Why is Iran the largest state sponsor of terrorism? Why is that something that is said? Why must we reaffirm this? It is because they have spent the last 47 years targeting and attacking the United States of America every single chance that they have. In April of 2025, Houthi terrorists attacked the USS Harry Truman, causing a U.S. fighter jet to sink into the ocean. In June of 2025, Iran-backed militias attacked at least three U.S. bases in Syria and two bases in Iraq. In January of 2024, Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists killed three U.S. servicemembers and wounded more than 40 more in a drone attack against tower 22 at a military base in Jordan. Before that, Iran-backed militias wounded three U.S. servicemembers in an attack at Erbil Air Base in Iraq. Before that, Iran-backed Hamas terrorists killed 46 Americans and kidnapped at least 12 Americans in the October 7 massacre. Just prior to that, President Biden unfroze $6 billion of Iranian assets. That doesn't make them the largest state sponsor of terrorism, but I just thought it is an interesting point to put into the timeline. Before that, an Iranian drone attack killed an American contractor and wounded five U.S. servicemembers and another contractor in a drone strike on a coalition base in Syria.”