Last week the Senate passed legislation to impose economic sanctions
against Iran. The House version of the bill sponsored by Reps. Barney
Frank (D-MA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) passed in December. There is a
separate Petroleum Sanctions act sponsored by Ileana Ros Lehtinen (R-FL)
and Howard Berman (D-CA) that passed the House in October. The Senate
bill was sponsored by Democrat Chris Dodd and Republican Richard Shelby.
The sanctions would target oil which Iran's economy is dependent on. The
bill would also ban trade with companies that do business with Iran.
The President has not stated whether he will sign the bill into law but
did warn Iran that it would suffer "growing consequences" if they
ignored international obligations. President Obama introduced similar
legislation when he was Senator.
Person | About | Day |
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نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
Might as well it had been voted in Knesset
by Bavafa on Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:05 AM PSTas the US Senate has not lost its "for the people by the people" legitimacy.
Mehrdad