Azernews.Az

Monday, November 2, 2026

Iran, Russia sanctions bill unprecedented by not including security waivers

11 July 2017 11:12 (UTC+04:00)
Iran, Russia sanctions bill unprecedented by not including security waivers

By Trend

The White House is concerned that a new Iran sanctions bill addressing punitive measures against Moscow does not include any national security waivers, Director for Legislative Affairs Mark Short said in a press briefing on Monday, Sputnik reported.

"What we are concerned about is the legislation legally sets an unusual precedent of interrogating foreign policy by not including certain waivers that have always been part of sanctions bills in the past," Short stated.

---

Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz

Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.

Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.

By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.

Subscribe

You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper

Thank you!

Loading...
Latest See more