Senate Bill Could Lead to More Iran Sanctions
A Senate bill with bipartisan support could lead to new human rights sanctions on top Iranian government officials, including its supreme leader and its president. The Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act, introduced last week by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., would require the administration to report on people in Iran responsible for human rights violations, including against Iranians protesting last year's death of Amini, who died in the custody of the country’s morality police. The bill would require the administration to impose “applicable sanctions” on people identified in the report.
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“The U.S. must evaluate and re-amp economic pressure against Senior Iranian regime officials who are actively partaking in the crackdown of Iranian protestors and civilians,” Rubio said in a news release. It said the bill would specifically "require an assessment of whether or not sanctions should be imposed on top leaders of the oppressive Islamic regime, the Supreme Leader of Iran, and the President of Iran." Reps. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., introduced companion legislation in the House.