TEHRAN, May 21 - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has addressed the Heritage Foundation in Washington with a speech regarding a future US strategy towards Iran after Washington unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA in May 2018.
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TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - In his speech "After the Deal: A New Iran Strategy" at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Mike Pompeo claimed that the Iran nuclear deal put the world at risk because of its alleged flaws.
Pompeo claimed that the US will apply unprecedented financial pressure on Tehran via sanctions. He claimed that the "sting of sanctions" will not ease until Iran changes its course. According to the US secretary of state, the new sanctions will be the "strongest in history".
Speaking at the Heritage Foundation, Pompeo laid out a list of 12 “basic requirements” for Iran. The demands call on Iran to withdraw from Syria, "release all US citizens," end support for Houthi rebels in Yemen, stop “enrichment" of uranium, and promise never to process plutonium. Iran must also allow "unqualified access to all nuclear sites throughout the country," Pompeo claimed.
Pompeo also claimed he's sure that over time, Washington's allies will warm to the Trump administration's now unpopular stance on Iran.
Sources: RT, Sputnik