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House Approves Tougher Sanctions on Iran
[AP] Jim Abrams - Asserting the need to force Iran's hand on its nuclear weapons program and its support of international terrorism, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday moved to reinforce sanctions against the Tehran government. The House legislation, approved on a voice vote, would also authorize state and local governments to divest the assets of their pension funds and investments in companies that have invested more than $20 million in Iran's oil industry.