Democratic and Republican United States senators announced legislation Thursday that would impose sanctions on Iran over an alleged plot by Iranian intelligence agents to kidnap Iranian-born US journalist Masih Alinejad.
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Democrat Ben Cardin and Republican Pat Toomey said their legislation would seek to hold Iran accountable for the plot and prevent any further attempted kidnappings on US soil.
US prosecutors charged four Iranian operatives in July with plotting to kidnap Alinejad, a journalist who was critical of Tehran. The US Treasury department said in September it had sanctioned the operatives behind the failed plot.
"If you dare to attempt to come to our nation and kidnap an American citizen, there will be dire consequences," Cardin told a news conference with Toomey and Alinejad. She said she came out of hiding for the event at the US Capitol.
