Washington, D.C. –Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following statement on the unjustified arrest of Iranian-American Siamak Namazi by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps:  

“The unjust arrest and detainment of Iranian-American Siamak Namazi is the latest demonstration of Iran’s contempt for America. This follows quickly on the heels of the country’s joint military operations with Russia in Syria to sustain President Bashar al-Assad’s regime of corruption. Actions such as these are clear indicators that the Iranian regime has no intentions of adhering in good faith to the terms of President Obama’s nuclear agreement.

“Just weeks ago President Obama bypassed Congress negotiating a bad deal with Iran that lifts billions of dollars’ worth of sanctions and falls silent on the fate of the now five Americans that are being held unjustly in Iran.