A group of bipartisan members of the House of Representatives introduced a piece of legislation this would that would expand sanctions on Iran by clarifying that existing sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s conventional weapons programs also apply to drones.
The Stop Iranian Drones Act was led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX).
“With this bill, we are ensuring the world knows that the US will use every tool to cut off Iran’s UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] supplies and to punish those who continue to supply Iran with UAVs and parts despite their destructive impact,” McCaul said in a statement.
The US constantly blames Iran for any drone attacks against its allies in the region, including Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. Blaming Iran for Houthi drone attacks in a way absolves the aggression of the US-backed Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen. The Houthis wouldn’t be launching these attacks if Saudi Arabia hadn’t been leading a brutal war against them since 2015.
It’s also not clear if Iran is providing the Houthis with military support at all, as the drones are likely made in Yemen since the country is under blockade. What is clear is that the US has been arming and supporting the Saudi-led coalition, and US-made bombs have been used to target civilian infrastructure in the country.
The bill comes as the US and Iran have resumed indirect negotiations on the nuclear deal in Vienna. If President Biden decides to give Iran the necessary sanctions relief needed to revive the deal, he will likely face strong opposition from Iran hawks in Congress.
Timely article from Dave. When the Ds and Rs agree in Washington, it’s usually bad news for peace. “Bipartisan usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.” – George Carlin
It seems Antiwar.com is actually Prowar.com on behalf of Israel…!
By reporting this? Antiwar.com didn’t introduce the bill.
You forgot to start that comment off with “In my imagination …”
I’m actually grateful to Dave for exposing the conspiracy in Congress to expand the sanctions against Iran in case Biden decides to move forward with diplomacy. This explains in part why Congress approval rating is so low. “WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans’ approval of the job the 117th Congress is doing slipped six points in the past month to 21%, its lowest thus far in 2021.” By the way, did any of you see this reported via the MSM? From: https://news.gallup.com/poll/356591/congress-approval-lowest-2021-democrats-turn-negative.aspx
Only American’s would be so arrogant as to call out another country’s use of drones because of their “destructive impact”. That “pink mist” that used to be 10 members of a family in Afghanistan would probably find that statement to be a bit hypocritical. But they can’t since they are pink mist.
You should not call them Members of Congress or Senators.Just name them as lackeys of Israel. Be honest. More than that these people will be happy and proud and will feel honored to be called so.