Menendez, Hagerty Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Codify U.S. Sanctions on Iran's Missile and Drone Program

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"Iran will not stop developing its missile and drone programs, nor will they stop providing this dangerous technology to its proxies and to Russia's illegal war against Ukraine," said Chairman Menendez. "It is absolutely vital that our sanctions policy reflect that reality in the event UN restrictions come to an end in October. The United States must continue to disrupt Iran's proliferation of missiles and UAVs, as well as its supply to proxies and to Russia, and we call on our allies and partners to join us in addressing the threats posed by Iran's ballistic missile program."

"Iran's terror-sponsoring regime continues to violate with impunity the U.N. Security Council's international prohibitions on the export of missiles, drones, and other destabilizing weapons to foreign actors," said Senator Hagerty. "This bipartisan legislation imposes far-reaching sanctions against any foreign individual, entity, or government that is engaged in activities related to Iran's missiles, drones, and other destabilizing weapons--even if the U.N. Security Council's international prohibitions are irresponsibly allowed to sunset in October 2023."

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