Washington Forms New Group to Pressure Tehran

• PressTV Published on Aug 16, 2018
  The US secretary of state says a special task force has been set up as part of Washington’s agenda to maximize economic and political pressure on Iran. Mike Pompeo accused Tehran of having a destabilizing behavior and said the IRAN ACTION GROUP will closely monitor the Islamic Republic’s activities. Pompeo named Brian Hook as the new special representative for the group. Hook has been leading the state department’s talks with US allies to persuade them to cut off Iran’s oil exports to their countries. The move came following Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement in May. The US has pledged to increase economic pressure on Iran to force it to re-negotiate the agreement. However, the Islamic Republic has repeatedly rejected any talks with the White House.

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