Kirk and Menendez look to tie Iran sanctions to military spending bill

‘A pair of two hawkish US senators is making efforts to tie a 10-year extension of Iranian sanctions legislation to an annual policy bill authorizing the Pentagon budget, according to a report.

Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), two key architects of Iran sanctions, are hoping to include the sanctions legislation as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) ahead of a deadline for a comprehensive nuclear agreement, The Hill newspaper reports.

The senators want to extend the Iranian Sanctions Act of 1996, which is set to expire at the end of 2016, through 2026.’

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