U.S. House Votes to Stop Sales of Boeing Jetliners to Iran
- Republican bill focuses on company’s ability to finance sales
- Move reflects GOP’s anger over deal lifting Iran sanctions
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The House voted Thursday to effectively block Boeing Co. from selling or leasing jetliners to Iran, reflecting broad Republican opposition to the Obama administration’s Iran nuclear deal that allows the transaction involving 109 aircraft worth as much as $25 billion.
The 243-174 vote was largely along party lines and comes despite a White House veto threat. The measure would prevent the Treasury Department from authorizing U.S. bank transactions for sales of aircraft to Iran and would bar the U.S. Export-Import Bank from financing any exports to that country.