Congress Wants Syria Treated As Iran

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Senate has been mobilizing to intensify U.S.
sanctions on Syria.
The Senate has been considering proposals for Washington to treat Syria
like Iran in regard to international sanctions. Legislation submitted by
three senators called for a gasoline embargo on the regime of Syrian
President Bashar Assad, said to have killed nearly 2,000 civilians since
March 2011.