The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the United States, is holding its annual policy conference March 2-4 in Washington.
Throughout the past three decades, AIPAC has relentlessly lobbied the US administration and Congress to pressure and apply sanctions to Iran to give up its nuclear program. According to its website, AIPAC has been responsible for the "passage of more than a dozen US bills and resolutions imposing tough sanctions on Iran during the past 15 years" in a list of its major accomplishments.