U.S. lawmakers pass bill on Iranian officials’ assets

December 16, 2017 - 10:10

TEHRAN – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday obliging the Treasury Department to publish a report chronicling the financial assets of top Iranian officials.

The legislation, which passed 289-135 on Wednesday, must still clear the Senate before U.S. President Donald Trump can sign it into law, according to the Washington Examiner.

Upon introducing the legislation, Bruce Poliquin, a Republican congressman from Maine, accused Iran’s top officials of amassing wealth through a covert structure.

Poliquin also accused the officials of supporting and sponsoring terrorism around the region.

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