Senate Moves To Disrupt Iran’s Support for Russia’s War on Ukraine

Russia used Iranian drones against Ukrainian cities to plow through Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Iranian president Ebrahim Rashi / Wikimedia Commons

Senate Republicans are pushing to discredit Iran’s military alliance with Russia via new legislation. This would allow them to impose a host of new sanctions on Tehran.

According to a copy that was obtained by the Associated Press, the DISRUPT Act would authorize sanctions against a variety of Iranian regime entities providing military support to Russia during its unprovoked war in Ukraine. Washington Free Beacon. Moscow’s key military ally Iran, Iran provides it with drone technology that can be used to strike targets in Ukraine.

This legislation is the first attempt by the new Congress directly to target Iran and Russia’s growing military alliance. It would prohibit President Joe Biden, from lifting sanctions against Iran, until the country is fully free of them. “ends its support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” According to Lankford’s office information, the bill was approved. Lankford also introduced a related bill Wednesday that would prohibit Iran from purchasing American products to fuel its terrorist enterprise. Reports U.S.-made components were found in an Iranian drone that was downed in Ukraine.

These actions could make it more difficult for the Biden administration in its efforts to secure a reworked 2015 nuclear deal. An assortment of authorizations were reauthorized by the administration earlier in the month. Sanctions waivers Allowing Russia and Iran to do multibillion dollar nuclear work. Lankford’s legislation, if passed, would prevent the Biden administration lifting these and other sanctions against Tehran. It is expected that the bill will be supported by a large number of Republicans in the Senate. This could allow for hawkish Democrats to become more interested in ending Moscow’s military alliances with Iran. The Republican-controlled House has already Signed There is bipartisan support for Iran under increasing pressure.

“Iran poses a direct threat to the United States and our allies,” Lankford stated that he told the Free Beacon. “The Biden administration must act to disrupt Iran’s partnership with Russia and stop the use of American-made products in Iranian drones.”

Both pieces of new legislation, said the senator. “are critical to countering Iran and demonstrating to our adversaries that we will not enable them any further.”

Russia’s dependence on Iranian-made drone technology has put Iran’s advanced weapons capabilities under international scrutiny. A suspected Israeli drone strike late last