An estimated 200 people came out Sunday evening to a rally calling for opposition to the Iran deal currently being weighed out by the U.S. Congress, Breitbart News reported on Monday, August 31st. The event followed a midday briefing that drew over 150.
The evening rally crew energetically brandished signs reading, “The World Can’t Afford A Nuclear Iran!” and “Iran is The World Sponsor of Terrorism. Imagine Them With Nukes.”
Rally attendee Camille McCormack told Breitbart News, “I drove four hours from Silicon Valley to be a part of this.”
In the midday briefing billed as “Stop Iran Now: We only have until September 17th to DEMAND a better deal” attendees spent over two hours engaged in the discussion over details surrounding the controversial nuclear deal. Over and again the message that history tells us we cannot trust Iran circulated.
 

Clare Lopez
Briefing panelists Ryan Mauro, of the Clarion Project, and Clare Lopez, retired CIA Middle East expert, spoke directly with Breitbart News. Mauro emphasized that the deal minimizes military options and minimizes economic options. Specifically, he said, Iran would be initially economically strengthened with lifted sanctions, so that even if sanctions could be snapped back, a strengthened Iran would be less affected.
Mauro also addressed the evening rally, sharing with new faces the dangers of the current Iran deal.
Lopez, who earlier emphasized the troubled history of Iran’s long-running nuclear program to Breitbart News, commended the evening crowd for coming out to oppose the “staggeringly, stupendously, awful deal.” Lopez noted talks between Obama and Khomeini during the then-Senator’s 2008 campaign that she states was the actual start of talks leading to the current deal.
Several other prominent speakers, political candidates and elected officials joined in the days’ events.
Left-wing groups attempted to plan a show of support for the deal at an August Town Hall meeting with Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), but no activists showed up.
There is a Sep. 9 “Oppose Iran” rally in Washington, D.C. being put on by 2016 presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Fellow 2016 contender Donald Trump has also accepted an invitation from Cruz to participate in the D.C. rally.