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Summary The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved tough new sanctions against Iran.
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved tough new sanctions aimed at forcing Iran to freeze what the West says is a nuclear weapons programme.Despite the 410-11 vote in the Republican-held House, the legislations fate was unclear in the Democratic-led Senate, where aides said privately that the bill would never reach President Barack Obama.The bill aims to punish countries and companies that invest in Irans energy sector, furnish it with gasoline, or provide Tehran with know-how that may help develop chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or advanced conventional arms.It also aims to toughen existing sanctions by making it harder for the president to waive the measures on grounds of national security.
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