House reauthorizes Iran sanctions bill, sets Syria sanctionsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers passed bills on Tuesday renewing sanctions on Iran for 10 years and imposing new sanctions on Syria, underscoring their determination to play a strong role in Middle East policy no matter who occupies the White House. The House of Representatives voted 419 to one for a 10-year reauthorization of the Iran Sanctions Act, or ISA, a law first adopted in 1996 to punish investments in Iran’s energy industry and deter Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. The House also passed by voice vote a bill that would sanction the government of Syria, and supporters including Russia and Iran, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Iran measure will expire at the end of 2016 if it is not renewed. It must still be passed by the Senate and signed by President Barack Obama in order to become law. The Obama administration and other world powers reached an agreement last year in which Tehran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. But lawmakers said they wanted the ISA to stay in effect to send a strong message that the United States will respond to provocations by Iran and give any U.S. president the ability to quickly reinstate sanctions if Tehran violated the nuclear agreement. “Even after a hard-fought election here at home and power changing hands, American leadership on the global stage won’t falter,” said Representative Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a bill sponsor. Republican Representative Ed Royce, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the bill’s lead sponsor, called the ISA “a critical tool.” “Its expiration would compound the damage done by the president’s dangerous nuclear deal and send a message that the United States will no longer oppose the destructive role of Iran in the Middle East,” said Royce. The vote took place one week after Republican Donald Trump was elected U.S. president. Congressional Republicans unanimously opposed the nuclear deal, along with about two dozen Democrats, and Trump has also strongly criticized it. Lawmakers from both parties said they hoped bipartisan support for a tough line against Iran would continue under the new president. There was no immediate word from Senate leaders on when the ISA and the Syria measure might be taken up in that chamber. Many Senate Democrats favor a “clean” renewal of the ISA, like the one that passed in the House. But other lawmakers have pushed to add new sanctions such as some specifically targeting Iran’s ballistic missile tests. politicsNews
house authorizes iran sanctions bill sets syria sanctionswashington reuters lawmakers passed bills tuesday renewing sanctions iran years imposing new sanctions syria underscoring determination play strong role middle east policy matter occupies white house the house representatives voted one authorization iran sanctions act isa law first adopted punish investments iran energy industry deter iran pursuit nuclear weapons the house also passed voice vote bill would sanction government syria supporters including russia iran war crimes crimes humanity the iran measure expire end renewed it must still passed senate signed president barack obama order become law the obama administration world powers reached agreement last year tehran agreed curb nuclear program exchange sanctions relief but lawmakers said wanted isa stay effect send strong message united states respond provocation iran give president ability quickly reinstate sanctions tehran violated nuclear agreement even election home power changing hands american leadership global stage filter said representative elliot ngel top democrat house foreign affairs committee bill sponsor republican representative ed royce chairman foreign affairs committee bill lead sponsor called isa critical its expiration would compound damage done president dangerous nuclear deal send message united states longer oppose destructive role iran middle east said royce the vote took place one week republican donald trump elected president congressional republicans unanimously opposed nuclear deal along two dozen democrats trump also strongly criticized lawmakers parties said hoped bipartisan support tough line iran would continue new president there immediate word senate leaders isa syria measure might taken chamber many senate democrats favor clean renewal isa like one passed house but lawmakers pushed add new sanctions specifically targeting iran ballistic missile tests politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: House reauthorizes Iran sanctions bill, sets Syria sanctionsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers passed bills on Tuesday renewing sanctions on Iran for 10 years and imposing new sanctions on Syria, underscoring their determination to play a strong role in Middle East policy no matter who occupies the White House. The House of Representatives voted 419 to one for a 10-year reauthorization of the Iran Sanctions Act, or ISA, a law first adopted in 1996 to punish investments in Iran’s energy industry and deter Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. The House also passed by voice vote a bill that would sanction the government of Syria, and supporters including Russia and Iran, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Iran measure will expire at the end of 2016 if it is not renewed. It must still be passed by the Senate and signed by President Barack Obama in order to become law. The Obama administration and other world powers reached an agreement last year in which Tehran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. But lawmakers said they wanted the ISA to stay in effect to send a strong message that the United States will respond to provocations by Iran and give any U.S. president the ability to quickly reinstate sanctions if Tehran violated the nuclear agreement. “Even after a hard-fought election here at home and power changing hands, American leadership on the global stage won’t falter,” said Representative Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a bill sponsor. Republican Representative Ed Royce, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the bill’s lead sponsor, called the ISA “a critical tool.” “Its expiration would compound the damage done by the president’s dangerous nuclear deal and send a message that the United States will no longer oppose the destructive role of Iran in the Middle East,” said Royce. The vote took place one week after Republican Donald Trump was elected U.S. president. Congressional Republicans unanimously opposed the nuclear deal, along with about two dozen Democrats, and Trump has also strongly criticized it. Lawmakers from both parties said they hoped bipartisan support for a tough line against Iran would continue under the new president. There was no immediate word from Senate leaders on when the ISA and the Syria measure might be taken up in that chamber. Many Senate Democrats favor a “clean” renewal of the ISA, like the one that passed in the House. But other lawmakers have pushed to add new sanctions such as some specifically targeting Iran’s ballistic missile tests. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: house authorizes iran sanctions bill sets syria sanctionswashington reuters lawmakers passed bills tuesday renewing sanctions iran years imposing new sanctions syria underscoring determination play strong role middle east policy matter occupies white house the house representatives voted one authorization iran sanctions act isa law first adopted punish investments iran energy industry deter iran pursuit nuclear weapons the house also passed voice vote bill would sanction government syria supporters including russia iran war crimes crimes humanity the iran measure expire end renewed it must still passed senate signed president barack obama order become law the obama administration world powers reached agreement last year tehran agreed curb nuclear program exchange sanctions relief but lawmakers said wanted isa stay effect send strong message united states respond provocation iran give president ability quickly reinstate sanctions tehran violated nuclear agreement even election home power changing hands american leadership global stage filter said representative elliot ngel top democrat house foreign affairs committee bill sponsor republican representative ed royce chairman foreign affairs committee bill lead sponsor called isa critical its expiration would compound damage done president dangerous nuclear deal send message united states longer oppose destructive role iran middle east said royce the vote took place one week republican donald trump elected president congressional republicans unanimously opposed nuclear deal along two dozen democrats trump also strongly criticized lawmakers parties said hoped bipartisan support tough line iran would continue new president there immediate word senate leaders isa syria measure might taken chamber many senate democrats favor clean renewal isa like one passed house but lawmakers pushed add new sanctions specifically targeting iran ballistic missile tests politicsnews