Representative Berman and the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act
November 23rd, 2009 | by BGuzzardi |
California’s Democratic Representative Howard Berman introduced the Iran Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009 in the House.
On Friday, this report suggested that the U.S. was about to get serious with Iran:
U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), speaking Thursday in Washington at the National Jewish Leadership Advocacy Day on Iran, told more than 300 Jewish leaders that he will mark up the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act in October and “begin the process of tightening the screws on Tehran” if Iran “does not reverse course.”
The legislation would allow the sanctioning of companies that help Iran import or produce refined petroleum, which is seen as potentially having a large impact on Iran’s economy because the country imports 40 percent of its refined petroleum.
Berman said the clock has “almost run out” on Iran.