Congress moves flurry of bills to counter Iran - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Bryant Harris

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) attend a news conference after a closed conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC15B4566650 — Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) attend a news conference after a closed conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Sept. 13, 2017. — REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

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