Economics
Pompeo Sets Up ‘Iran Action Group’ to Press Sanctions Campaign
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Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced the creation of a group responsible for ramping up economic and political pressure on Iran now that President Donald Trump has withdrawn from the 2015 nuclear accord.
The so-called “Iran Action Group” will focus on setting conditions to pressure Iran back to the negotiating table for a more comprehensive deal than the multinational Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which Trump faulted as too narrowly focused on Iran’s nuclear program and because some of its clauses expire over time.