Republicans are launching a multipronged offensive to undermine the nuclear agreement with Iran after failing to vote it down.

The House of Representatives is expected to take up legislation this week that would prohibit sanctions relief until Tehran pays court-ordered damages to the families of terror attacks, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced Sept. 25. The bill from Rep. Pat Meehan, R-Pa., would first require President Barack Obama to certify that Iran has paid $43.5 billion in damages — a clear violation of the terms of the July 14 agreement.

The vote is the latest evidence that the Republicans will preserve their pro-Israel, anti-Iran deal strategy despite a pending change of leadership that has raised concerns in Israel. 

The surprise Sept. 25 announcement that House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, would be stepping down at the end of October reverberated across the Israeli press, which highlighted his close ties to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Boehner's decision to invite Netanyahu to address Congress about the dangers of the nuclear deal. Boehner's announced departure comes some 15 months after the surprise defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., who had been in line to become the first Jewish House speaker before being undone by the same Tea Party forces that drove Boehner out.