Senate GOP bill would put permanent restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program

By Joel Gehrke

Published October 13, 2017 9:00am ET

Senate GOP bill would put permanent restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program — "Iran knows that their economy remains fragile, and crippling, embargo-like sanctions would probably run the clock on regime stability faster than they could get to nuclear breakout," Cotton told the Washington Examiner. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel) | Kelly P. Kissel

A pair of Republican senators unveiled a plan Friday to sanction Iran if the regime gets close to constructing a nuclear weapon, as part of a President Trump’s broader effort to counter Iranian aggression.

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