Jeb Bush Takes Helm of Group Countering Iran

"The former governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, is taking over as the chairman of United Against Nuclear Iran, an education and advocacy group that had been led by Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, who died in March. In Bush’s first day on the job, he issued a public message in Farsi, promising the people of Iran, 'we will expand all our activities more firmly and with more motivation, with the aim of fighting against Khamenei, the terrorist Revolutionary Guard Corps, and supporting your vision for a free Iran. We are with you and do not doubt that victory is near.' In English, Bush offered a similar message of solidarity with the Iranian people against the regime. 'The Islamic Republic is a threat not only to the United States but also to the brave Iranian people,' Bush said in a statement. 'They deserve better than repressive rulers and U.S. leadership that has been adrift. Getting U.S. Iran policy right requires a bipartisan approach—bridging divides between Democrats and Republicans.'"