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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/world/middleeast/iran-sanctions-extended.html?_r=0
House Votes to Extend Iran Sanctions in Bid to Ensure Nuclear Compliance
(New York Times) Rick Gladstone - The U.S. House of Representatives voted 419 to 1 on Tuesday to extend American sanctions on Iran for 10 years to ensure Iranian compliance with an international nuclear agreement. Under the deal, many economic sanctions were suspended or relaxed in exchange for Iran's verifiable pledges of peaceful nuclear work. But the deal also contained a "snapback" provision that would allow for the reimposition of sanctions if Iran were found to have violated the terms. The legislation approved by the House would also extend longstanding American sanctions against Iran that predate the dispute over that country's nuclear activities.