"Today, the United Nations Security Council has shown that the world will not stand for Iran’s continued defiance of the international community. The passage of a tough new economic sanctions resolution by the Security Council must be followed by tough action from the European Union, and the strongest possible sanctions legislation from the United States Congress. We must send a clear message to the Iranian regime that the global community will not support its illicit quest for nuclear weapons." Read more

“I regret the loss of life suffered during Monday’s incident, but I would ask those reflexively condemning Israel to refrain from making aggressive statements that will only inflame the situation. I must also point out a few facts to put this incident into context. The delivery of aid to Gaza by this flotilla convoy was a pretense arranged by the participants in order to launch an act of political provocation against Israel." Read more