WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative action in Congress, uniting lawmakers against the country even as the risk of a larger regional war looms.
Several measures introduced and passed in the House and Senate seek to both publicly condemn Iran and punish the Islamic Republic financially. Lawmakers have denounced Iran’s actions, which came in response to a suspected Israeli strike weeks earlier on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed two Iranian generals.
“The world is on fire, and history will judge us for our action,” said Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, during a news conference Tuesday.
The swift, bipartisan condemnation of Iran has put on sharp display the durability of American support for Israel, even amid growing partisan division over how the country is handling its more than six-month war with Hamas.
Guardiola reveals fresh Man City injury blow
Content broadcasting network exhibition to open in Beijing
Atletico boss Simeone sweating on Griezmann fitness
Former Mormon reveals the wild list of rules she was forced to follow while living within ultra
Cambodia plans to add 7 tangible, 3 intangible cultural properties to UNESCO's heritage listing: PM
Fire rages through Copenhagen's historic stock exchange, spire collapses
Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
Valerie Bertinelli, 63, gushes over her 10
70 countries, regions to participate in int'l travel trade fair in SW China
Tip leads to arrest in cold case killing of off
Game on for tourism bureaus across China after Harbin travel frenzy