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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbj,mr4
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:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
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 ,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce   
,aga9/ ,iraq ,resolution ( #bjjb d n    
provide legal ju/ification = w> ) ,iran4
  ,:]eas1 on ,may #ab1 #bjai1 f\r       
comm]cial %ips 7 damag$ 9 ! ,gulf (     
,oman1 two ( :i* 7 regi/]$ 9 ,saudi     
,arabia1 "o 9 ,norway1 & "o 9 ! ,unit$  
,arab ,emirates2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #ac1  
#bjai1 two oil tank]s 7 attack$ 9 !     
,/rait ( ,hormuz by ,iran2 ,:]eas1 on   
,june #bj1 #bjai1 ,iran's ,islamic      
,revolution>y ,gu>d ,corps %ot d[n a    
,unit$ ,/ates ,,rq-#d;,a ,global ,hawk  
,,bams-,d surveillance drone2 ,:]eas1 on
 ,septemb] #ad1 #bjai1 ,iran attack$ two
 major oil facilities 9 ,saudi ,arabia1 
lead+ to ! l>ge/ price increase 9 oil 9 

#cj ye>s2 ,:]eas ?r\gh\t ^! escalations1
 ,presid5t ,trump act$ ) imm5se re/ra9t2
 ,:]eas 9 ! la/ two mon?s ( #bjai1      
,iranian-back$ militias attack$ ,unit$  
,/ates troops 9 ,iraq1 ev5tually result+
 9 ! dea? ( "o ,unit$ ,/ates contractor 
& injur+ f\r soldi]s2 ,:]eas betwe5     
,decemb] #ca1 #bjai1 & ,janu>y #a1      
#bjai1 ,iranian-back$ gr\ps /orm$ !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,embassy 9 ,iraq1 leav+   
embassy (ficials fe>+ = _! safety & =c+ 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to dispat* hundr$s (    
troops to deescalate ! situation2 ,:]eas
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran is a lead+ /ate    
sponsor ( t]rorism & engages 9 a range (
 de/abiliz+ activities across ! ,middle 
,ea/ & ?r\gh\t ! _w2 ,:]eas ,iranian    
,g5]al ,qassem ,soleimani 0 ! lead      
ar*itect ( mu* ( ,iran's de/abiliz+     
activities2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #b1      
#bjai1 ,presid5t ,trump au?oriz$ a      
precision /rike t kill$ ,qassem         
,soleimani2 ,:]eas ,soleimani 0 plott+  
imm95t attacks on ,unit$ ,/ates         
diplomats & milit>y p]sonnel2 & ,:]eas !

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self-def5se aga9/ imm95t arm$ attacks & 
ma9ta9s ! "r to ensure ! safety (       
diplomatic p]sonnel s]v+ abroad3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives t ! ,au?orization = ,use
 ( ,milit>y ,=ce 7,public ,law #ajg-dj2 
#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 & !           
,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce    
,aga9/ ,iraq ,resolution ( #bjjb        
7,public ,law #ajg-bdc2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeda note7 d n provide legal           
ju/ification = w> ) ,iran4