Simply Sheer Lie

Professor Muhammad Sahimi of the University of Southern California wrote:

Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons
There is not a shred evidence that Iran has a nuclear weaponization program. The International Atomic Energy Agency has certified time and again that it has found no evidence for a nuclear weapon program.

Regional hegemony.
Regional hegemony with a 3rd-rate army, an obsolete airforce that belongs to museums, a navy that is no match for the Y.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf? How is this "hegemony" going to be achieved?

Iran's manifest efforts to destabilize and reshape the Middle East
Iran provided crucial support for the U.S. when it invaded and overthrew the Talibans. Then, Iran played a fundamental role in helping the National Unity Government of President Hamid Karzai to emergy in 2001. Iran has done more for rebuilding of Afghanistan than any other country, with the exception of the U.S.

The Shi'ite groups in Iraq that are now part of the gobvernment spent years in exile in Iran. They were funded, trained, and armed by the Iranian government. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his predecesor, Ebrahim al-Jafari, both have excellent relations with Iran. In recent months, when forces of Muqtada al Sadr wanted to rebel against the government, it was Iran that prevented that.

So, how is Iran trying to destabilize that region?
The means to produce enriched uranium, the key to producing nuclear weapons.
The enriched uranium that Iran has been producing is at 3.8%. To make a nuclear weapon, the uranium must be enriched to 90%. Although the technology is the same for both, one cannot simply convert the present technology to bomb making. In addition, all of Iran's enrichment facilities are safeguarded by the IAEA. There is no way to divert the facilities to bomb making, so long as they are safeguarded.

Iran is backing and arming militias and terrorists fighting the United States and our allies in both Iraq and Afghanistan
There has never been any evidence that Iran is either arming the militia or the terrorists. The United Stsates Military has never presented any concrete evidence to establish the connection between Iran's military and what is happening in Iraq or Afghanistan. Once in a while, a claim is made to provoke the public, but the claim is usually refuted quickly, and then retracted. As an example, the Pentagon has promised several times to present to reporters the evidence for the alleged interference, and each time it has either cancelled the press conference, or backtracked completely.

It is the proud patron of both the Hamas take-over in Gaza and the Hezbollah insurrection against the Lebanese government
It was not Hezbollah that insurrected against the Lebanese government; rather, it was the government that, with the support of the Bush administration, blocked Hezbollah's optical communication network. And, then, in Qatar last month, and with the mediation of our ally Qatar, the Lebanese government and Hezbollah reached agreement. In addition, Lebanon's new president, Michele Suleiman, has actually had a good working relationship with Hezbollah for a long time.

Concerning Hamas, Iran's support for Hamas, which is financial, pales compared with what Saudi Arabia provides Hamas with. Wealthy Palestinians and Arabs in the Persian Gulf area also provide Hamas with Cash. But, the Bush administration keeps quiet about these, for the obvious reason.

It is the major funding source for numerous terrorist groups
Which groups? Name them.

And increasingly, its fellow state-sponsor of terrorism, Syria
With Turkey's mediation, Syria and Israel have been negotiating for a peace deal. So, does that mean that Israel is also negotiating with a terrorist state?

It is supporting Islamist sectarian groups in places like Kuwait, Bahrain and Yemen
Which groups in Kuwait and Yemen? Name them. Both countries have excellent relations with Iran. As for Bahrain, the big majority of the population is Shi'ite, even though the ruling family belongs to the Sunni minority. So, it is natural for the Shi'ite political groups in Bahrain to have relations with Iran, just as all the Iraqi Shi'ite groups that are also part of the Government, have had close relations with Iran for decades.

And, it is radically reorienting regional security calculations (e.g., the sudden interest among Sunni Arabs in commercial nuclear power)
The United States has agreed to sell up to $50 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia, the Arab States of the Persian Gulf, and Israel over the next 10 years. Therefore, it is the Bush administration that is "radically reorienting the regional security calculations."

Moreover, if the United States is worried about nuclear reactors for Saudi Arabia, then, why does it not use the same "logic" that it uses with Iran: Tell Saudi Arabia that it has the largest oil reserves in the world (twice as much as Iran), and a small population (three times smaller than Iran's). Therefore, it does not need any other sources of energy for decades.

In various public statements, Iranian leaders proudly take ownership of these policies and promise more of the same.
Give one example in which, for example, Iran has threatened Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Amirates, Bahrain, Iraq, Afghanistan, Oman, etc. Just one example.

This is simply sheer lie.

Letter written in response to Congress Members Gary L. Ackerman and Mike Pence: Take a Stand Against Iranian Bullying: Co-Sponsor H. Con. Res. 362 May 28, 2008.