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U.S. Congressmen want a say in Iran election, apply for travel visas to Iran

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Three U.S. lawmakers have applied for travel visas to Iran to oversee their upcoming elections and to inspect nuclear sites to ensure that the government has kept its end of the nuclear deal.The trio, Reps. Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Mike Pompeo and Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) also penned a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and the Iran Revolutionary Guardian Council General Mohammad Ali Jafari to support their application, which was hand delivered today to the Iranian Interests Section in Washington, D.C., the office that has served in place of an Iran embassy since 1979.
“The primary reason for our visit to Iran is to observe your elections scheduled for February 26th, 2016” the letter states, adding “We look forward to seeing Iranian democracy in action.”
The group hopes for a swift response, noting the limited time between now and the election date.
The letter also raises concern over reports that Iran’s Guardian Council has disqualified the vast majority of reform candidates.
“There are so many unanswered questions that the American public want and deserve answers on,” Rep. Zeldin told The Foreign Desk.
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Well. It would be pretty big news if they were allowed entry it would be huge world political new and domestic political news for several big reasons.. I bet it will not be happening..
 
cpwill said:
More to the point, not launching any accusations, but I am curious as to their expertise in nuclear inspection.
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Yea, the hope that they will actually witness the technical progress of the nuclear inspection progress found in the p5+1 agreement, even if their letter was approved, is pretty ridiculous.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
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Well. It would be pretty big news if they were allowed entry it would be huge world political new and domestic political news for several big reasons.. I bet it will not be happening.. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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I will agree that it prob will not be happening. I would think that they would have more luck getting China to allow surprise inspections of their factories that produce products sold in the usa than they will have getting Iran to let them observe elections and inspect.
 
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