A group of about 110 lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden regarding Iran.
More than 60 House Democrats joined several dozen Republicans to call on President Joe Biden’s administration to take a stronger stance on Iran amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
A letter from the lawmakers, dated Oct. 17, stated that “Iran must be held fully accountable for its continued role in funding Hamas and Islamic terror” and that the lawmakers “urge the administration to take all necessary steps to cut off Iranian funding sources.”
The issuance of the letter was led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), and Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), according to Mr. Gottheimer’s office. Sixty-three Democrats and 50 Republicans signed onto it.
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Punishment “includes maximum enforcement of all U.S. sanctions, and taking any and all steps to end Iran’s oil trade to China, which currently brings in $150 million per day in revenue,” it said, adding that United Nations sanctions on Iran regarding its ballistic missile program are slated to end, which “cannot be allowed to happen.”
The 110 or so House lawmakers also said the president should work with Europe to “immediately implement snapback sanctions” on Iran at a UN Security