US Congress urges airlines not to work with Iran
Lesson Brief
Al Arabiya
On May 23, Al Arabiya reported that American lawmakers were urging U.S. airlines not to work with Iran now that U.S. sanctions have been eased on the country. Specifically, U.S. members of Congress urged Boeing and Airbus to refrain from establishing trade relations with Iran because it is the primary source of terrorism in the world. The attached video is an Arabic news broadcast about the U.S. Congress warning against the signing of the recent nuclear agreement. The video uses many of the vocabulary words that you will learn in this set.
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- selling planes
- بِيع الطائرات
- The Republican Party Convention
- مؤتمر الحزب الجمهوري
- responsibility
- مسؤولية
- a dangerous fad, heresy
- بِدْعَة خطيرة
- the main source
- المصدر الرئيسي
- their efforts, pursuits
- مساعيهم
- Iranian markets
- الأسواق الإيرانية
- to express our unease
- لنبدي قلقنا
- members of congress
- أعضاء في الكونغرس
- terrorist activities
- أنشطة إرهابية