,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#d1 #bjah ,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mrs4
 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,cotton1   
,mrs4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4       
,inhofe1 and ,mr4 ,perdue7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,condemning   
the ,government of ,iran for its        
violence against demonstrators and      
calling for peaceful resolution to the  
concerns of the citizens of ,iran4      
,whereas1 on ,december #bh1 #bjag1      
citizens began protesting the           
,government of ,iran across the country 
in the cities and towns of ,dorud1      
,khomaini ,shahr1 ,najafabad1           
,qahdarijan1 ,tehran1 and ,tuyserkan2   
,whereas so far #bj people have been    
killed and #dej have been arrested since
 demonstrations first began2 ,whereas   
the ,united ,states is committed to     
promoting universal human rights1       

specifically freedom of speech and      
freedom of assembly2 ,whereas the       
,government of ,iran has provided       
monetary support to terrorist           
organizations such as ,hezbollah and    
,hamas2 and ,whereas the citizens of    
,iran deserve the support of the        
international community in their pursuit
 of a democratic government that        
respects human rights and freedoms3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 condemns the ,government 
of ,iran--  7,a7 for its funding of     
terrorist organizations and activities2 
7,b7 the continued oppression of its    
citizens2 and  7,c7 the suppression of  
communication through interference with 
internet applications such as           
,instagram1 ,facebook1 ,telegram and    
,twitter2 and  7#b7 reaffirms-- 7,a7 the
 commitment of the ,united ,states to   
preserving and promoting the freedoms of
 speech and assembly as universal       
rights2 and  7,b7 the support of the    
,united ,states for the citizens of     

,iran to establish a freely elected1    
democratic system4