Whereas the State of Israel plays a critical role in United States peace and security, and section 4 of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–296 ) declared Israel a major strategic partner of the United States ; Whereas the United States and Israel have a long history of mutually beneficial security cooperation; Whereas the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaging in destabilizing activities throughout the Middle East that threaten United States interests and the interests of our allies, including Israel; Whereas Iran continues to support terrorist proxies that continue to threaten Israel and regional stability; Whereas Iran continues to support the Assad regime despite Assad’s atrocities against his own people; Whereas in 2017, the Secretary of State certified to the Speaker of the House of Representatives that Iran remains a leading state sponsor of terror through many platforms and methods ; Whereas since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Syria has become a central source of regional instability and as such is a threat to Israel’s northern border; Whereas Iran continues to provide support in the form of advanced weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen as well as threaten freedom of navigation in the Red Sea; Whereas in October 2020, the United Nations ban on Iranian arms exports and imports will be lifted as a result of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; Whereas in October 2023, the United Nations ban on assistance to Iran’s ballistic missile program will be lifted as a result of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; Whereas Iranian ballistic missiles are capable of reaching Israel; Whereas Iran continues to test and develop advanced ballistic missiles in direct defiance of the UN security Council Resolution 2231 according to the Department of State