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We’re ‘deeply concerned’ about threats from Iran, US says
The newly appointed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has revealed that his country is ‘deeply concerned’ about threats issued by Iran over a ‘new nuclear deal’.
Pompeo who made the remarks during a tour of the Middle East in advance of a crucial White House decision on whether to quit the nuclear deal with Tehran, also lashed out at Iran for unsettling the Middle East.
“We remain deeply concerned about Iran’s dangerous escalation of threats to Israel and the region and Iran’s ambition to dominate the Middle East remains. The United States is with Israel in this fight,” Pompeo said, standing next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their two-hour meeting in Tel Aviv.
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Hassan Rouhani, the president of Iran kicked against moves by French President Emmanuel Macron, alongside his US counterpart Donald Trump, regarding a potential “new nuclear deal”.
Pompeo’s comments are coming days after Hassan Rouhani, the president of Iran accused the United States and France of acting unilaterally in announcing potential plans to reshape the landmark nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers in 2015.
The Iranian leader questioned the move while speaking on Wednesday in Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz.
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