"We urge you not to take any action that would weaken United States or multilateral sanctions or other restrictions against Iran in this post-election period," they said in a letter written by House Speaker Paul Ryan and other leaders in the House or Representatives. They called on Obama to "take no further actions designed to bolster international investment in Iran".
The team added that Obama owed President-elect Donald Trump the opportunity to assess the U.S. policy toward Iran. They also blamed Obama for not having imposed or implemented "additional measures" against Tehran that could result in complicating the incoming U.S. administration’s ability to develop its own policy.
The letter comes after the Wall Street Journal reported that Netherlands-based Airbus Group SE received U.S. government support for an export of more than 100 commercial vehicles to Iran.