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Pompeo Joins House Republicans to Unveil Iran Sanctions Bill The bill would expand sanctions on Iran and block Biden from rejoining the nuclear deal
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with House Republicans in Washington on Wednesday to throw his support behind a piece of legislation that would expand sanctions on Iran and block President Biden from lifting sanctions that are already in place without congressional approval.
The legislation, titled the Maximum Pressure Act, is named after the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” sanctions policy on Iran that decimated the Islamic Republic’s economy. The bill would require any new deal with Iran to be ratified by the Senate. The Republican Study Committee announced its plan to introduce the legislation, which already has over 80 co-sponsors.