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Monday, January 22, 2018
Pence: US won’t continue certifying ‘ill-conceived’ Iran deal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Vice President Mike Pence tells the Knesset that “radical Islamic terrorism knows no borders, it respects no creed, stealing the lives of Jews, Christians and especially Muslims.”
“At this very moment, ISIS is on the run,” he says, vowing that that America would “hunt and destroy ISIS at its source.”
Pence says the US has committed more than $110 million to help Christians throughout the Middle East, and calls on Israel and others to join that effort to restore a “rich diversity” to the region.
He goes on to say that the US will continue to work with Israel “to confront Iran, “the leading state sponsor of terror” who “sows chaos across the region.”
Iran, he charges, “supports terrorist groups on Israel’s doorstep.”
Pence calls the Iran nuclear deal “a disaster,” and says Washington will not continue to certify Iran’s compliance with the “ill-conceived agreement.”
“Unless the Iran nuclear deal is fixed, President Trump has said the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal immediately.”
“The United States will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon,” Pence says. “We will also no longer tolerate Iran’s support for terrorism.”
The Times of Israel Community.