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Senate bill splits Iran deal advocates

Nuclear deal skeptics seek to put the screws on Tehran without blowing up the agreement.
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington March 1, 2015. Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu has come under almost unprecedented criticism from the U.S. administration and in Israel for his planned speech to Congress on Tuesday, as international talks with Iran are under way to secure a deal on Teheran's nuclear program. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR4RMVE

Senate Democrats on Oct. 1 released Iran legislation that seeks to increase the pressure on Tehran without blowing up the nuclear agreement.

Nine deal skeptics — including two who voted against the deal — unveiled a bill that encourages penalties for violations of the July 14 agreement and other Iranian troublemaking while boosting support for Israel. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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