A key Iran bill under discussion on Capitol Hill is being toned down considerably amid criticism that its original version would doom the international nuclear agreement.
The legislation from Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., no longer conflicts with US commitments to lift sanctions on certain Iranian banks, according to a recent draft obtained by Al-Monitor. The latest version also removes an aggressive commitment to renew all sanctions on Iran and sweeps away an offer to provide Israel with bunker-busting super-bombs known as massive ordnance penetrators.