US lawmakers agree on sanctions laws on Russia, Iran and North Korea

President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at a G-20 meeting on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg.

US lawmakers agree on sanctions laws on Russia, Iran and North Korea

US lawmakers agree on a bill imposing sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea. The bill will be sent to President Donald Trump for approval.

Senator Bob Corker announced the agreement in a Wednesday evening statement affirming that the meeting was " The agreement came after talks with majority-voting party leader in parliament Kevin McCarthy.

Bob Corker has previously opposed the inclusion of sanctions on North Korea in the bill, That the sanctions issue on North Korea should be made in another law. But he said the assembly had agreed to work soon to further strengthen measures against the Korean government. North.

The law also provides a point that gives the legislature an urgent need to oppose any measures the President does. Up to stop these sanctions.

During the last few weeks of negotiations, Trump's administration has been skeptical about these sanctions, These sanctions are attempts to restrict his administration's ability to mitigate these sanctions. Unilateral. But now the White House has expressed its support for the law.