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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/senators-urge-obama-to-reiterate-willingness-to-use-force-against-iran/
57 Senators Urge Obama to Reiterate Willingness to Use Force Against Iran
(Times of Israel) Haviv Rettig Gur - A bipartisan group of 57 senators have signed a letter this week urging President Obama "to reiterate your readiness to take military action against Iran if it continues its efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon." The Iranian government "has quintupled its stockpile of low enriched uranium since 2009," "taken a significant step closer to possessing weapons-grade uranium by enriching up to 20%," and "raced towards completion of its hardened Fordow enrichment facility." Initiated by Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT), the letter also calls for the administration to undermine the current authoritarian Iranian regime and to support more liberal democratic elements.