At a press conference regarding the bi-partisan Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said that the purpose of the legislation, which expands on the Iran Sanction of 1996, is, “to empower President Obama...by providing him with the explicit authority to target Iran’s achilles economic heel, which is its dependence on imports of petroleum...most notably gasoline.”
Lieberman: "Target Iran's Economic Achilles Heel"
At a press conference regarding the bi-partisan Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said that the purpose of the legislation, which expands on the Iran Sanction of 1996, is, “to empower President Obama...by providing him with the explicit authority to target Iran’s achilles economic heel, which is its dependence on imports of petroleum...most notably gasoline.”
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