Congress approves new sanctions on Iran

Published August 2, 2012 12:38am ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress voted Wednesday to slap sanctions on Iran’s energy, shipping and financial industries, convinced that increasing the economic pressure on Tehran will derail its suspected nuclear weapons program.

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