Press TV
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Two hard-line US lawmakers have called for greater efforts to topple the Tehran government, going as far as to suggest support for anti-Iran terrorist groups.
Democratic Representative and Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Bob Filner called, on June 26, for greater support for what he called “resistance groups” in Iran, putting a special emphasis on the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO), UPI reported.
On Sunday, Former House Speaker and leading Republican hawk Newt Gingrich also called on the Obama administration to “sabotage” Iran’s oil and gas industry to trigger an economic crisis – which he claimed would bring down the Iranian government.
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“[We] should use covert operations to create a gasoline-led crisis to try and replace the regime,” he was quoted by UPI as saying.
The idea of attacking Iran’s oil industry is not a new concept in US politics as many leading analysts and politicians have already explored its feasibility and effectiveness, but outward talk of support for a group that is listed as a terrorist organization in the United States is a rare move.
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