Congress is rightfully concerned over possible Boeing-Iran deal

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SOURCE: AMERICAN THINKER

URL: http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/06/congress_is_rightfully_concerned_over_possible_boeingiran_deal.html

by: By Shahriar Kia


Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Republican Party have joined a chorus of colleagues raising major concerns over a provisional agreement between Boeing and Iran involving a multi-billion dollar purchase of a hundred commercial airliners. Lawmakers on the Hill are sounding alarm bells over possible significant national security repercussions in this regard.

U.S. companies must not play a role in “weaponizing” the regime ruling in Iran is the core of a strong joint statement made recently by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL), a member of the Ways and Means Committee.

“We strongly oppose the potential sale of military-fungible products to terrorism’s central supplier,” the two lawmakers wrote in a damning June 16th letter to Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, citing the major implications of such a deal. The U.S. State Department has in fresh reports -- most recently on June 2nd -- once again designated Iran as “the foremost state sponsor of terrorism” and emphasized Tehran’s support of terrorism has not diminished at all.

If this deal receives a green light, it would represent a major contract and breakthrough between a U.S. firm and Iran following nuclear “implementation day” back in January when sanctions began to ease on the regime in return for the mullahs curbing a controversial and clandestine nuclear program engulfed in major suspicions of involving a drive to obtain nuclear weapons.

“In light of recent reports that a deal is imminent, we seek information to assist the U.S. Congress in determining the national security implications of a potential sale of Boeing aircraft to Iran," Hensarling and Roskam continued in their strongly-worded letter.

Iran is also claiming to be on track to a parallel purchase from Airbus, Boeing’s European rival, according to various news reports. The Washington Times, however, raised doubts over Iran boasting success in this regard.

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