; Whereas the Department of State official has urged all nations to be vigilant about Iran using embassies as diplomatic cover to plot terrorist attacks ; Whereas Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concern about Iran’s use of its embassies to plan terrorist activities in Europe, including the plot to bomb an Iranian opposition group rally in France on June 30, 2018 ; Whereas several prominent former United States Government officials, three retired United States generals, congressional staff, and thousands of United States citizens participated at this gathering; and Whereas a large bipartisan group of Members of Congress supported H.R. 4744, and have expressed support for efforts made by the people of Iran to promote the establishment of basic freedoms that build the foundation for the emergence of a freely elected, open, non-corrupt and democratic political system : Now, therefore, be it