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Thursday, June 15, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, June 15, 2017
US Senate overwhelmingly approves new sanctions on Russia, Iran
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe US Senate overwhelmingly passes tough sanctions on Iran and Russia, sending the House of Representatives a bill that would prevent President Donald Trump from unilaterally easing penalties against Moscow.
The measure, which passed with broad bipartisan support, seeks to make Tehran pay a price for its “continued support of terrorism.”
It also notably aims to punish Russia’s Vladimir Putin for meddling in last year’s US election, and to make it tougher for the White House to roll back sanctions.
“Any idea of the president’s that he can lift sanctions on his own for whatever reason are dashed by this legislation,” top Democrat Chuck Schumer tells fellow senators shortly before the vote.
— AFP
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