House Decides to Continue Iran Sanctions Act

The House passed a bill on May 5 to maintain U.S. sanctions on Iran. The bill, introduced by Rep. Ryan McKenzie (R-Pa.), would repeal the sunset provision of the 1996 Iran Sanctions Act that allows the United States to sanction Tehran over its military capabilities, such as its ballistic missile program. It passed by voice vote, and so there was no recorded ballot. McKenzie’s legislation notes that Iran “has acquired destabilizing conventional weapons systems from the Russian Federation and other malign actors, and is funneling weapons and financial support to its terrorist proxies throughout the Middle East, threatening allies and partners of the United States, such as Israel.”...