Economics
Trump's New Iran Plan Counts on Help From Allies He Spurned
- European allies say they remain committed to 2015 nuclear deal
- U.S. demands are designed ‘for Iran to reject,’ analyst says
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President Donald Trump’s new, more aggressive strategy toward Iran depends on getting help from U.S. partners -- the very allies he spurned in withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran.
With a speech on Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo filled in details of an Iran strategy that has so far consisted of walking away from the 2015 accord that restricted the country’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some economic sanctions. His 12-point list of demands called for Iran to acquiesce to the U.S. virtually across the board.