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WASHINGTON -- Accusing Iran of continuing to hold Americans hostage, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton introduced legislation Thursday that would slap sanctions on their Iranian captors.

The Republican from Dardanelle is calling it the Iran Hostage Taking Accountability Act.

The bill states that it targets "Iranian persons who engage in politically-motivated harassment, abuse, extortion or extended detention or trial of individuals in Iran."

There are several people being improperly held by Iran, Cotton maintains.

They include:

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