(L-R) British Foreign Secretary William Hague, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands after Ashton read a statement to the media at the United Nations Palais in Geneva November 24, 2013. REUTERS/Carolyn Kaster/Pool
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators pushing a bill to slap new sanctions on Iran if it goes back on an interim deal under which it agreed to limit its nuclear program have gained support since the legislation was introduced in December, aides said on Monday.
The bill, which the White House has threatened to veto, requires further reductions in Iran's oil exports and would apply new penalties on other industries if Iran either violates the interim agreement or fails to reach a final comprehensive deal.
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