House Passes Bill Adding More Sanctions on Iranian Oil Sales With Strong Support of the Florida Delegation

The U.S. House passed a proposal championed by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., that “would sanction illicit purchases of Iranian oil and hold the regime’s enablers accountable.”

Back in June, Rubio brought out the “Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act” and his office offered some of the reasons behind the new bill.

“According to reports, as of February 2023, Chinese refineries were processing, refining, or engaging with approximately 1.2 million barrels of Iranian oil per day. Iranian oil sales to China’s genocidal regime fund the Ayatollah’s ability to repress Iranian protestors,” Rubio’s office noted.

The bill “sets a statement of policy that the United States should deny Iran the ability to engage in destabilizing activities; imposes sanctions against entities that engage in the illicit Iranian oil trade, such as through ship-to-ship transfers of oil, entities that own refineries the processes Iranian oil, as well as entities that are included on the Treasury Department’s SDN list; and requires a report from the administration on increase of exports of petroleum and petroleum products from Iran.”