A bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives aimed at tightening the terms of the Iran nuclear deal, despite Tehran’s rejection of changes to the accord.
The 'Iran Freedom Policy and Sanctions Act' was introduced by Peter Roskam and backed by Liz Cheney, two Republicans in the US House of Representatives.
The bill was introduced to increase pressure on Iran for its human rights abuses, support for terrorism and ballistic missile program, and to strengthen the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by placing stringent restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program, fixing the deficiencies of the nuclear accord to permanently prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability.
The legislation seeks to fix the major flaws of the JCPOA, including the nuclear deal’s sunset provisions, the faulty inspections regime and provisions that allow advanced nuclear technology and ballistic missile research and development. If Iran fails to abide by the rigid restrictions pursuant to this bill, all sanctions waived pursuant to the JCPOA would be re-imposed.
