Fresh U.S. Divide on Iran Emerges Over Expiring Nuclear Waivers
- Pompeo, Bolton seen on opposite sides as waivers face renewal
- Fights over exemptions pit hard-liners against harder-liners
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A fresh divide is emerging between some Trump administration officials and hard-line opponents of Iran in the Senate over how far to go in the White House’s “maximum pressure” campaign against the Islamic Republic.
In a letter to President Donald Trump this week, a group of Republican senators demanded that Secretary of State Michael Pompeo stop letting Iran continue its limited civilian nuclear research program.