House passes legislation to punish Iran after weekend drone attack on Israel [Video]

The House of Representatives passed a series of Iran-related bills on Monday evening with wide bipartisan support, a response to the attack on Saturday evening by Iranian forces against targets in Israel.

Among the legislation passed on Monday were bills aimed at expanding sanctions over Chinese firms that do business with Iran’s petroleum sector and provisions to direct US representatives at the IMF to oppose financial assistance to Iran. Another bill directed the president to submit reports to Congress on Iranian holdings and assets in the United States financial system.

The bills were passed under suspension of the rules with just a handful of lawmakers in opposition. It was an expected outcome, as none of the legislation dealt with issues seen as controversial or requiring greater politicking — such as military aid to Israel, …