U.S. Senate Passes Bill to Drain Iran Gas Pumps

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Senate passes bill to drain Iran gas pumps
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:11:10 GMT

The US Senate has targeted Iran's gasoline imports.

In an attempt to force Tehran to halt its enrichment program, the US Senate has voted to put pressure on companies selling gasoline to Iran.

A bill approved on Thursday by the Senate says companies that continue to sell gasoline and other refined oil products to Iran will be banned from receiving Energy Department contracts to deliver crude to the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Reuters reported.

The measure must now be reconciled with a similar bill passed by the House of Representatives.

In June, a committee in the House of Representatives voted to target Iran's gasoline imports and its domestic energy sector. Iran imports some 40 percent of its gasoline needs.

The House Appropriations Committee approved by voice vote a measure prohibiting the US Export-Import Bank from helping companies that export gasoline to Iran or support its production at home.

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