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Read. Follow. Verify.Congressional Hearing: Iran and Hezbollah Activities in the Western Hemisphere
Record date · January 1, 2015
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This document is the official transcript of a 2015 joint congressional hearing held by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The hearing focused on the presence and activities of Iran and Hezbollah within North and South America.
The hearing serves as a public record of congressional oversight regarding national security threats and foreign influence in the Western Hemisphere.
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U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Key Facts
- The hearing was held on March 18, 2015, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
- The hearing was a joint session between the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa.
- The committee formally entered written testimonies from Leonardo Coutinho and William Ross Newland III into the congressional record.
- Four primary witnesses provided testimony: Joseph Humire, Dardo Lopez-Dolz, Scott Modell, and Michael Shifter.
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- The hearing was conducted during the 114th Congress, First Session.
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