,,iii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ghd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ca1 #bjbd,mr4 ,graham submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,deterring ,hezbollah and the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran for their repeated and continued acts of terrorism against the ,state of ,israel and the ,united ,states and urging the ,united ,states to use all diplomatic tools available to hold them accountable for such actions4 ,whereas1 in #aihb1 the ,lebanon-based1 radical-,shia terrorist group ,hizballah 7referred to in this preamble as ,hezbollah71 which translates to ,the ,party of ,god1 was founded to violently advocate for global ,shia empowerment through acts of terror2 ,whereas ,hezbollah's founding manifesto states1 ,the ,american threat is not local or restricted to a particular region1 and as such1 confrontation of such a threat must be international as well1 resulting in the terrorist organization conducting numerous attacks against ,israeli and ,western targets2 ,whereas1 since its inception1 ,hezbollah has received significant support from the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 which is the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world2 ,whereas1 on ,april #ah1 #aihc1 ,hezbollah attacked the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,beirut1 ,lebanon1 killing #fc ,american and ,lebanese employees and citizens2 ,whereas1 on ,october #bc1 #aihc1 ,hezbollah attacked the ,marine ,corps barracks in ,beirut1 ,lebanon1 killing #bda ,united ,states military personnel1 including #bbj ,united ,states ,marines1 #ah ,united ,states ,navy sailors1 and #c ,united ,states ,army soldiers1 resulting in the single deadliest day for the ,united ,states ,marine ,corps since the ,battle of ,iwo ,jima during ,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas1 on ,september #bj1 #aihd1 ,hezbollah attacked the ,united ,states ,embassy ,annex in ,beirut1 ,lebanon1 killing #bc ,american and ,lebanese employees and citizens2 ,whereas1 on ,february #af1 #aihe1 ,hezbollah stated that their violent actions would only cease when ,israel is obliterated and that ,hezbollah vigorously condemns all plans for negotiation with ,israel2 ,whereas1 on ,june #ad1 #aihe1 ,hezbollah hijacked ,trans ,world ,airlines 7,,twa7 ,flight #hdg and immediately demanded to know the identity of those with ,jewish-sounding names1 holding hostage the plane and many ,,twa employees and passengers for #ag days2 ,whereas1 in #aiib1 ,hassan ,nasrallah assumed the position of ,secretary-,general of ,hezbollah and has overseen their regime of terror ever since2 ,whereas1 on ,march #ag1 #aiib1 with the backing of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 ,hezbollah detonated a truck bomb at the ,israeli ,embassy in ,buenos ,aires1 ,argentina1 killing #bi people and wounding more than #bdj other people2 ,whereas1 on ,july #ah1 #aiid1 with the backing of the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 ,hezbollah attacked the ,buenos ,aires1 ,argentina1 headquarters of the ,argentine-,israelite ,mutual ,association1 a ,jewish community center1 killing #he people and wounding more than #cjj other people1 which is the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of ,argentina2 ,whereas1 on ,october #h1 #aiig1 ,hezbollah was designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section #bai7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi7;a772 ,whereas1 before ,september #aa1 #bjja1 ,hezbollah was responsible for more deaths of ,united ,states citizens than any other terrorist organization2 ,whereas1 on ,september #bc1 #bjja1 ,hezbollah was designated a ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorist entity pursuant to ,executive ,order #acbbd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note2 relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit1 threaten to commit1 or support terrorism72 ,whereas1 on ,july #ab1 #bjjf1 ,hezbollah abducted #b ,israeli soldiers1 which resulted in a #cd-;day war between ,israel and ,hezbollah2 ,whereas1 according to the ,department of ,state's ,country ,reports on ,terrorism #bjba3 ,iran1 ,since the end of the #bjjf ,israeli-,hizballah conflict1 ,iran has supplied ,hizballah in ,lebanon with thousands of rockets1 missiles1 and small arms in violation of ,,unscr #agja2 ,whereas1 in #bjaj1 the ,department of ,state labeled ,hezbollah as the most technically capable terrorist group in the world and a continued security threat to the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 on ,july #ah1 #bjab1 ,hezbollah detonated a bus bomb in ,burgas1 ,bulgaria1 killing #e ,israeli citizens and #a ,bulgarian citizen2 ,whereas1 since ,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,hezbollah has increased its attacks against northern ,israel1 resulting in the deaths of ,israeli ,defense ,forces 7,,idf7 soldiers and ,israeli civilians and the displacement of tens of thousands of residents in northern ,israel2 ,whereas1 since ,october #h1 #bjbc1 ,hezbollah has increased the number of rockets launched into ,israel1 resulting in the deaths of at least #bb ,,idf soldiers and #bd ,israeli civilians2 ,whereas1 on ,november #ae1 #bjbc1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 ,christopher ,wray1 testified before the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives that ,,fbi arrests in recent years also indicate that ,hizballah has tried to seed operatives1 establish infrastructure1 and engage in spying here domestically--raising our concern that they may be contingency planning for future operations in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 on ,february #e1 #bjbd1 the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence submitted its annual report pursuant to section #ajh;,b of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7commonly known as the ,annual ,threat ,assessment71 which concluded ,hizballah will continue to develop its global terrorist capabilities as a complement to the group's growing conventional military capabilities in the region'''and ,hizballah probably will continue to conduct provocative actions such as rocket launches against ,israel2 ,whereas1 on ,june #ai1 #bjbd1 ,hassan ,nasrallah threatened ,european ,union member ,cyprus1 stating ,the ,cypriot ,government must be warned that opening ,cypriot airports and bases for the ,israeli enemy to target ,lebanon means that the ,cypriot ,government has become part of the war and the resistance 7,hezbollah7 will deal with it as part of the war2 ,whereas1 on ,july #bg1 #bjbd1 ,hezbollah launched a rocket at the town of ,majdal ,shams in northern ,israel1 killing at least #ab children and teenagers1 and wounding dozens more1 resulting in the single deadliest ,hezbollah attack on northern ,israel since fighting began there in ,october2 ,whereas ,hezbollah has been deeply involved in training and continuously providing weapons to ,houthi militants in ,yemen and has reportedly assisted the ,houthi campaign against international shipping in the ,red ,sea2 ,whereas ,hassan ,nasrallah has repeatedly vowed to destroy ,israel1 stating ,israel is an aggressive1 illegal and illegitimate entity1 which has no future in our land4 ,its destination is manifested in our motto1 ,death to ,israel2 ,whereas the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran's ,mission to the ,united ,nations has echoed the statements of ,hassan ,nasrallah1 stating1 ,should ,israel embark on full-scale military aggression1 an obliterating war will ensue4 ,all options1 including the full involvement of all ,resistance ,fronts1 are on the table42 ,whereas it has been reported that ,hezbollah is using ,beirut ,rafic ,hariri ,international ,airport in ,beirut1 ,lebanon1 to store ballistic missiles1 unguided artillery rockets1 laser-guided anti-tank guided missiles1 and a highly explosive and toxic white powder known as ,,rdx2 ,whereas ,hezbollah reportedly has at least #aej1jjj missiles in its arsenal1 some of which are precision-guided1 which could be launched at ,israel without warning and would overwhelm the ,iron ,dome air defense system and greatly expand the current regional conflict2 ,whereas ,israel's ,minister of ,defense1 ,yoav ,gallant1 previously stated the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran provides ,hezbollah #gjj1jjj1jjj a year in funding and knowledge and strategic weaponry2 ,whereas former ,special ,representative for ,iran1 ,brian ,hook1 previously stated1 ,hezbollah has been ,iran's favorite child4 ,their favorite son from the beginning4 ,and it's a model that they try to replicate around the ,middle ,east ''' ,seventy percent of ,hezbollah's budget comes from ,iran and that comes to about #gjj1jjj1jjj per year2 ,whereas the ,department of the ,treasury1 in its #bjah report1 ,national ,strategy for ,combating ,terrorist and ,other ,illicit ,financing1 concluded that-- 7#a7 ,hizballah continues to present a significant terrorism threat to ''' ,u4,s41 ,israeli1 and ,saudi ,arabian interests2 7#b7 ,hizballah receives the majority of its funding1 upwards of #gjj million a year1 from ,iran1 which is the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism2 and 7#c7 ,iran's ,islamic ,revolutionary ,guard ,corps-,qods ,force 7,,irgc-,,qf7 continues to provide hundreds of millions of dollars a year to ,iran's terrorist proxies1 such as ,hizballah and the ,assad regime in ,syria2 ,whereas the ,department of ,state1 in its #bjbj report1 ,outlaw ,regime3 ,a ,chronicle of ,iran's ,destructive ,activities1 concluded ,in ,lebanon1 ,iranian support has been foundational to ,hizballah since its emergence in the #aihjs as the first organization to employ the widespread and regular use of suicide bombers4 ,in addition to providing as much as #gjj million in funds annually1 ,iran has long been one of the primary suppliers of ,hizballah's military technology1 enabling the group's transformation into a quasi-conventional force42 ,whereas the ,department of ,state1 in its annual country reports on terrorism required under section #adj of the ,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years #aihh and #aihi 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef;f71 concluded that-- 7#a7 ,iran's annual financial backing to ,hizballah--which has been estimated to be hundreds of millions of dollars annually--accounts for the overwhelming majority of the group's annual budget2 7#b7 ,iran has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in support of ,hizballah and trained thousands of its fighters at camps in ,iran2 7#c7 ,iran continues to provide ,hizballah with most of its funding1 training1 weapons1 and explosives1 as well as political1 diplomatic1 monetary1 and organizational aid2 and 7#d7 ,israeli security officials and politicians have expressed concerns that ,iran is supplying ,hizballah with advanced weapons systems and technologies1 as well as assisting the group in creating infrastructure that would permit it to produce its own rockets and missiles1 thereby threatening ,israel from ,lebanon and ,syria2 ,whereas the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 in an assessment published in accordance with the ,iran ,nuclear ,weapons ,capability and ,terrorism ,monitoring ,act of #bjbb 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hgja note2 ,public ,law #aag-bfc71 concluded1 ,iran provides aid to ,lebanese ,hizballah ''' to build and strengthen a network which ,tehran intends to leverage to advance its interests3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 affirms that any escalation by ,hezbollah against the ,state of ,israel that leads to a major confrontation will be viewed as an attack carried out and executed by the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran2 7#b7 asserts that efforts to deter ,hezbollah and the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran are most credible when the ,president keeps all options on the table1 including the use of military force1 in accordance with constitutional processes2 7#c7 recognizes that the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran and ,hezbollah will be responsible for any adverse impacts on the people of ,lebanon that result from an attack on the ,state of ,israel by ,hezbollah2 7#d7 condemns ,hezbollah and the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran for their repeated acts of terrorism and urges ,congress and the ,president to use all diplomatic tools and power projection capabilities to hold both parties accountable for their actions2 7#e7 denounces all comments made by ,hezbollah and the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 including comments by the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran's ,mission to the ,united ,nations1 which call for the obliteration and destruction of the ,state of ,israel2 and 7#f7 supports the ,state of ,israel as it continues to defend its sovereignty against attacks from the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 ,hezbollah1 and all other ,iranian proxies4