Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to Sanction Iran Leaders

More than 15 Senate Republicans introduced a bill July 15 that would impose human rights sanctions on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and incoming President Ebrahim Raisi. The legislation would require the president to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. Those introducing the bill include Foreign Relations Committee members, among them Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Todd Young of Indiana. The U.S. already imposes certain sanctions against Khamenei (see 1906240046).