US Senate to vote on renewal of Iran Sanctions Act: Republican leader

‘The US Senate will vote this week on legislation to renew sanctions on Iran for 10 years, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.
“Preserving these sanctions is critical given Iran’s disturbing pattern of aggression and its persistent efforts to expand its sphere of influence across the Middle East,” McConnell said on Tuesday.
The House of Representatives voted 419 to 1 last month to reauthorize the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), which was first introduced in 1996 to punish investments in Iran’s energy industry based on accusations that Tehran was pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program.’
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