VOL. XL No. 2126-May-1997IRANUS Congress Considers Yet More Sanctions

A majority of members of the US Senate have sent a petition tothe US Ambassador to the UN Bill Richardson asking the Security Council to impose a totalban on Libyan oil exports. Meanwhile, a new bill has been introduced in Congress callingfor sanctions against countries that persecute religious groups. A bipartisan group of 53 senators, urged by families of the victims of the Pan Am flightthat exploded over Lockerbie,...