Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if U.S. hits power network, sources say
Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if U.S. hits power network, sources say (japantimes); Iran tells Houthis to close Bab El-Mandeb strait if US hits power network: Reports (arabnews)
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6 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is HR1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025.
HR1422 · 119th Congress
Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
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This story is about Iran warns of potential disruption in Red Sea amid US strikes. This bill would expand sanctions on foreign actors facilitating Iranian oil, gas, LNG, and petrochemical trade.
If passed, it would:
- Expand sanctions on foreign actors facilitating Iranian oil, gas, LNG, and petrochemical trade • Tighten pressure on revenue streams that lawmakers explicitly linked to Iran’s support for proxies including the.
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This story is about Iran warns of potential disruption in Red Sea amid US strikes. This bill would remove the sunset from the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
If passed, it would
- Remove the sunset from the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 • Preserve long-term sanctions authority over covered Iran energy- and weapons-related transactions.
This story is about Iran warns of potential disruption in Red Sea amid US strikes. This bill would allow the President to treat seized Iranian arms en route to the Houthis as U.S. stocks.
If passed, it would
- Allow the President to treat seized Iranian arms en route to the Houthis as U.S. stocks • Create a clearer statutory path to use or transfer intercepted materiel rather than just hold or destroy it.
This story is about Iran warns of potential disruption in Red Sea amid US strikes. This bill would direct the removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran.
If passed, it would
- Direct the removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran • Force a clearer congressional decision on the legal basis for escalation with Iran.
This story is about Iran warns of potential disruption in Red Sea amid US strikes. This bill would require designation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose blocking sanctions.
If passed, it would
- Require designation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose blocking sanctions • Require a strategy to degrade Houthi offensive capabilities and restore freedom of navigation.
This story is about Iran warns of potential disruption in Red Sea amid US strikes. This bill would impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in Houthi attacks threatening international shipping.
If passed, it would
- Impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in Houthi attacks threatening international shipping • Sanction arms and other material support transferred to the Houthis in connection with those attacks.
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