By Abraham Shanedling
An effort to impose additional
sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program has likely stalled in Congress amid
pressure from President Obama, who threatened to veto the measure, and Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid, who refused to put the bill to a vote.
The bipartisan
bill, which has 58 cosponsors, including 15 Democrats, would implement
sanctions on Iran unless it agrees to halt all of its uranium enrichment.
However, the White House has been openly against the move, warning that it
could thwart the current deal in place with Iran and the P5+1.
Instead members of
the House and Senate are considering a weaker non-binding resolution expressing
concern about Iran’s nuclear ambitions and calling for negotiators to set
stricter conditions on the negotiations.
On Tuesday,
February 4, at 10 a.m., the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is hosting
a hearing on the current negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program. Set to
testify is Wendy Sherman of the Department of State; David Cohen of Department
of Treasury; David Albright of the Institute for Science and International
Security; and Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Head to Reuters for more on the issue.
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