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U.S. lawmakers to vote on new Iran sanctions targeting energy sector

Package comes on the heels of tough new embargoes by European nations and new banking sanctions that U.S. President Barack Obama's administration is beginning to implement.

Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee plan to vote on a new round of sanctions targeting Iran's energy sector, aimed at choking off funds they suspect Tehran uses to develop nuclear weapons.
The committee released details of its 61-page bipartisan bill late on Monday and lawmakers will consider the measures and vote on them at a hearing on Thursday….