Reports indicate that Republican and Democratic senators introduced a draft proposal on Thursday to intensify non-nuclear sanctions against Iran in the U.S. Senate. According to Reuters, this proposal, which has the support of 14 Democratic and Republican senators, imposes mandatory sanctions on any individual and entity associated with Iran's ballistic missile program, as well as commercial parties involved with this program. The report states that this proposal also sanctions the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and legalizes sanctions against individuals accused of supporting terrorism based on executive orders from the president. Additionally, the proposal obliges the U.S. president to sanction any individual or entity that violates the UN ban on arms sales to Iran. Iran has previously considered unilateral U.S. sanctions against its missile program as a violation of the nuclear agreement with six world powers, known as the JCPOA. Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Robert Menendez and Republican Senator Bob Corker, the sponsors of the new sanctions proposal against Iran, have stated that these sanctions do not violate the nuclear agreement with Iran. Senator Menendez emphasized in an interview with Reuters that they have carefully crafted the new sanctions proposal to ensure it does not impact the nuclear agreement as it currently stands. Previously, American senators have criticized Iran's missile tests and the destabilizing behavior of the Islamic Republic in the region, warning that nothing prevents the U.S. Congress from imposing further sanctions on Iran. Iran believes that the latest UN Security Council resolution, which confirmed the nuclear agreement, only prohibits tests of missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads, and therefore its recent missile tests do not violate Security Council resolutions. The U.S., Israel, and other world powers have consistently accused Iran of secretly developing long-range ballistic missiles under the guise of space programs, which could pose a serious threat to the world.
New Proposal to Intensify Iran Sanctions in the U.S. Senate
U.S. senators have proposed new sanctions against Iran's ballistic missile program, supported by both parties. The proposal aims to impose mandatory sanctions on individuals and entities linked to the program and the IRGC. This move is significant as it could escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran, especially regarding the nuclear agreement.
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📰 What Happened
U.S. Senate proposes intensified sanctions against Iran's missile program and IRGC.
- U.S. Senate sanction individuals and entities associated with Iran's ballistic missile program, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- U.S. Senate sanction individuals accused of supporting terrorism
- U.S. Senate sanction individuals and entities violating UN arms sales ban
💡 Why It Matters
📚 Background
The U.S. Senate's proposal signifies a bipartisan effort to address Iran's missile activities without breaching the nuclear agreement.
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