UANI

At the last meeting of the G-8 in July leaders stated that the G-8 would give Iran until the next meeting of the G-20 to accept negotiations over its nuclear ambitions or else face tougher sanctions. In the words of President Obama, 'we will re evaluate Iran’s posture towards negotiating the cessation of a nuclear weapons policy. We’ll evaluate that at the G-20 meeting in September.'

Since the G-8 meeting, the Iranian regime has continued to pursue its illicit nuclear weapons program, even as it brutally persecutes its own citizens in the aftermath of the Presidential elections on June 12th. The suppression of those who have sought free and democratic elections underscores the thuggish nature of the Iranian regime while countless innocents like Neda Agha-Soltan have been murdered. In addition, the U.S., while pursuing its policy of engagement with Iran, has not pursued additional economic sanctions against the Iranian regime.

As we approach the September 24 meeting of the G-20 in Pittsburgh and the deadline set by the G-8, it is becoming clear that President Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Khamanei and the Iranian regime are not responding to the overtures of engagement put forward by the U.S. and the international community.

We therefore urge the U.S., the G-8 and the other members of the G-20 to make full use of its upcoming meeting in Pittsburgh to review its current policy with Iran and to take action to impose comprehensive and effective sanctions and other economic measures on the Iranian regime in the hope that this will compel the Iranian regime to change its behavior and abandon its illicit nuclear program.

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