Bill Would Prevent Re-Entry Into JCPOA If Iran Continues Assassination Attempts
Republicans in the Senate and House last week introduced a bill that would prevent the U.S. from reentering the Iranian nuclear deal until it can certify that Iran hasn’t planned assassination attempts on Americans for five years. The legislation would…
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specifically require the U.S. to continue imposing sanctions against Iran, and prevent the U.S. from issuing any sanctions waivers, until the “Government of Iran ceases to attempt to assassinate United States officials, other United States citizens, and Iranian nationals residing in the United States.” A lawmaker previously called on the Biden administration to withdraw from negotiations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action after DOJ charged an Iranian military official in a plot to assassinate former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton (see 2208150049).