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Thursday, August 16, 2018
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Thursday, August 16, 2018
Pompeo forms ‘Iran Action Group’ for post-nuke deal policy
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is forming a dedicated group to coordinate and run US policy toward Iran as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to force changes in the Islamic Republic’s behavior after withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.
The State Department says Pompeo will announce the creation of the Iran Action Group on Thursday.
Officials say the group will be headed by Brian Hook, who is currently the State Department’s director of policy planning. Hook led the Trump administration’s ultimately unsuccessful attempt to negotiate changes to the nuclear deal with European allies before the president decided in May to pull out of the accord.
— AP
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