House Committee Asks Biden Admin to Investigate Chinese Firms for Allegedly Helping Iran

‘Many of these companies even appear to engage in activities that violate existing U.S. sanctions against Iran.’

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) speaks on Capitol Hill, on March 28, 2017. Zach Gibson/Getty Images

The chairman and GOP members of a House committee have asked the Biden administration to investigate six state-owned Chinese companies for their alleged ties to sanctioned Iranian industries.

In a letter dated May 31 to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Minn.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and the committee’s GOP members raised concerns over six Chinese firms that allegedly support Iran’s military and energy sectors.