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House approves bill to sanction Iran for ballistic missiles

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House approves bill to sanction Iran for ballistic missiles The Republican-led House overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation Thursday that would slap new sanctions on  Iran  for its pursuit of long-range ballistic missiles without derailing the 2015 international nuclear accord that President Donald Trump has threatened to unravel. Reps. Ed Royce and  Eliot Engel  sponsored the bill, which requires the Trump administration to identify for sanctions the companies and individuals inside and outside of Iran that are the main suppliers of Tehran's ballistic missile programs. Lawmakers voted 423-2 to pass the measure. Royce, a California Republican, is chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Engel, who is from New York, is the panel's top Democrat. Both opposed the nuclear agreement when it was forged two years ago, but neither lawmaker is in favor of ditching the deal now. Lawmakers are aiming to hold Iran accountable for what they say is rec...