Chairman Royce Statement on Iranian Elections

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 19, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on Iran’s elections.

“Today the Ayatollah is offering a choice between his handpicked candidates: a hardliner and a hard hardliner. Regardless of who is elected, Tehran will continue to oppress its people and advance terror and ballistic missile programs that threaten the world. Iranians deserve better.".

Source: House Committee on Foreign Affairs