Congress pushes for new Iran sanctions amid Iran deal uncertainty

With Trump set to announce a new, hard-line strategy on Iran today, lawmakers are advancing more sanctions on Tehran and its proxies.
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Congress is pushing for a new round of sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile program while demanding that the Donald Trump administration implement the sanctions the president signed into law in August.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee moved ahead today with a new round of sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile program, paving the way for a vote on the House floor. The move comes as Trump is widely expected to announce a hard-line Iran strategy Friday even as he stops short of pulling out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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