{"id":10442,"date":"2024-04-18T12:13:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T12:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=10442"},"modified":"2024-04-18T12:13:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T12:13:40","slug":"johnson-foreign-aid-package-includes-new-iran-oil-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/10442\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson foreign aid package includes new Iran oil sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0House Speaker Mike Johnson\u2019s national security supplemental legislation released Wednesday includes new sanctions to prevent Iran from selling its oil.<\/p>\n

The Louisiana Republican released four bills \u2014 one to help Ukraine, another to help Israel, a third to address Indo-Pacific security issues and a fourth combining a hodgepodge of issues.<\/p>\n

One measure that was included, H.R. 5923, the \u201cIran-China Energy Sanctions Act,\u201d passed earlier this week and would make it harder for China to buy Iranian oil.<\/p>\n

Another, the \u201cStop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act,\u201d H.R. 3774, would sanction people and institutions that help Iran trade its oil. The legislation passed the full House in November.<\/p>\n

Both measures gained prominence following last year\u2019s attack on Israel by Iran-backed militants. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle accused the administration of not doing enough to prevent Iranian oil sales.<\/p>\n

The \u201c21st Century Peace through Strength Act\u201d \u2014 the fourth bill in Johnson\u2019s package \u2014 doesn\u2019t include provisions to undo President Joe Biden\u2019s natural gas export review pause.<\/p>\n

Even though Republican leaders had considered adding such a mandate to a foreign aid offering, linking the issue to global security, they know it would jeopardize the bill\u2019s prospects.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried to put it in this package and every package,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cWe\u2019ll continue to fight for that and continue to make the case, because it\u2019s critical for our stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Joe Biden gave the four House bills his stamp of approval Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI strongly support this package to get critical support to Israel and Ukraine, provide desperately needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and bolster security and stability in the Indo-Pacific,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Still, Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) is not ruling out pushing for an amendment to add liquefied natural gas export language to one of the national security bills. House leaders said they would be open to germane amendments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very interested in it. I think it makes a lot of sense,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it\u2019s germane to the discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson and his allies designed the bills to ensure support from Senate Democrats and the White House. And with House conservatives in open revolt, the speaker will also need House Democrats to succeed \u2014 and perhaps even keep his job.<\/p>\n

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has not said whether Democrats will bail out Johnson. Party members will discuss the matter Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cExtraneous matters have no place in anything that we consider over the next few days,\u201d Jeffries said when asked about LNG language.<\/p>\n

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