‘Nuclear plan B’: how the US intends to confront Iran

Mike Pompeo threatens ‘strongest sanctions in history’ and hints of long-term regime change

Mike Pompeo outlines the new US policy towards Iran
Mike Pompeo outlines the new US policy towards Iran
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Mike Pompeo has used his first big speech as US Secretary of State to set out the Trump administration’s ‘Plan B’ for dealing with Iran following its decision to withdraw from the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal.

Speaking at the conservative Heritage Foundation policy group in Washington, the former CIA director said the US would never allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon and would impose the “strongest sanctions in history” to force the regime to submit to its demands.

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