US House Passes Legislation to Block Heavy Water Purchases From Iran
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by News Editor
Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor. Photo: Wikipedia.
The House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday to block the purchase of “heavy water” from Iran, defying President Barack Obama’s veto threat a year after the announcement of the landmark Iran nuclear agreement.
The House passed the “No 2H2O from Iran Act” by 249-176, with support coming almost exclusively from Republicans, who hold a majority of seats in the chamber.
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