Congress is targeting Iran with the piecemeal release of its annual defense bill over the next few days.
The must-pass legislation is expected to contain multiple provisions demanding that the Obama administration continue treating Iran as a US foe even as the two countries negotiate a nuclear agreement, aides tell Al-Monitor. Already, preliminary text released April 21 by the House Armed Services Committee calls on the Pentagon to establish a strategy for countering Iran's "growing unconventional warfare capabilities."