Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Sanction Iran Supreme Leader and President-Elect

Press Release

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in introducing legislation to impose human rights sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the regime's President-elect, Ebrahim Raisi. Their bill comes amid media reports the Biden Administration is considering lifting sanctions on high-ranking Iranian officials as part of their efforts to return to the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal.

"Ayatollah Khamenei and Ebrahim Raisi have used their positions to enrich themselves while terrorizing Iranian citizens and America's allies," said Senator Cramer. "Our bill would prevent President Biden from rolling back the sanctions placed on these morally bankrupt members of the Iranian regime."

Senator Cramer has consistently opposed the Iran Nuclear Deal. Just this year, he and his colleagues introduced a resolution opposing the deal, as well as a bill to curb President Biden's ability to renegotiate it.

Senators Cramer and Cruz are joined on this legislation by John Barrasso (R-WY), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Mike Braun (R-IN), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Hoeven (R-ND), John Cornyn (R-TX), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Todd Young (R-IN), and Marco Rubio (R-FL).

Click here for bill text.

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