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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Trump adviser Bolton says Iran sanctions not about regime change
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump’s national security adviser says US sanctions that kicked in against Iran Tuesday are meant to pressure the government into a broad retreat from its support for international terrorism, its military activity in the Middle East, and its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs.
Sanctions against financial transactions involving US dollars, Iran’s automotive sector, and the purchase of commercial airplanes had been eased under a 2015 international agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear activity. But Trump pulled the US out of the deal in May and pledged to reinstate sanctions.
National Security Adviser John Bolton tells Fox News Channel the intent is not to bring about Iranian “regime change.”
Bolton says the US wants to see a “much broader retreat” by Iran from its support for terrorism and its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs.
— AP
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