House Passes Bill to Restore Iran Sanctions if Needed
The House of Representatives on Nov. 15 voted to pass H.R. 6297, the Iran Sanctions Extension Act (here), which would reauthorize the primary Iran sanctions rolled back by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which are set to expire…
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at the end of this year. The bill, which now heads to the Senate for consideration, would ensure that the U.S. could bring back sanctions on Iran if the nation breaks its JCPOA obligations. “If we let the clock run out on the Iran Sanctions Act, Congress will take away an important tool to keep Tehran in check,” said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., the bill’s sponsor (here). “And that, in turn, will only further jeopardize America’s national security.”