(Washington Free Beacon) Adam Kredo - More than 70 members of Congress have called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to remove Iran from its role as host of the UN Conference on Disarmament, which opened on May 27, in light of Tehran's illicit pursuit of nuclear arms. "In what parallel universe could Iran - a world leader in weapons proliferation and terror financing - be taken seriously leading the charge for nuclear disarmament?" said Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.). "It's outrageous that a country that refuses to abide by any international proliferation agreements - as it continues its own illicit pursuit for nuclear weapons - is chairing a conference on disarmament," said Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.).
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