Whereas the United States acknowledges the critical importance of addressing regional chaos in the Middle East, which has been significantly heightened since the October 7, 2023, attacks; Whereas grave concerns persist regarding Iran’s complicity in promoting Islamic fundamentalism and providing support for terrorism and its proxy groups in the region; Whereas Iranian regime officials have expressed full support for their proxy groups’ current war and crisis in the region; Whereas Iranian regime officials talk about the existence of a joint operation room with their proxy groups at the highest levels, operating amid the Middle East turmoil; Whereas ignoring Tehran’s direct involvement in the conflict and its ensuing crisis encourages Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to further fuel the conflict; Whereas Western nations bear a responsibility to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its actions that incite violence, terror, and instability; Whereas the Iranian regime has been deeply implicated in furnishing support, both financial and military, to proxies in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Gaza, and elsewhere in the region, as well as on a global scale; Whereas the Iranian regime has increasingly acted, since October 2023, as the head of the snake of terrorism and war in the region, from supporting proxies that vehemently oppose peace in the Middle East to threatening ships and free trade in the Red Sea, and from targeting American forces in the region to providing missiles and drones to rogue actors; Whereas the Iranian regime has stepped up hostage diplomacy as a primary tool of its foreign policy, using it against Western nations to release its criminals and terrorists