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NUCLEAR TREATY: Iran hits back at US

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6 years ago

May 22, 2018

Iran has rejected a series of new requirements laid out by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for a new nuclear treaty with the Asian country.

Speaking in Tehran, the Iranian capital, President Hassan Rouhani rejected US demands dismissing Pompeo’s conditions as ‘sham’ diplomacy.

Rouhani in an interview with Iran’s ILNA news agency said the era of the US making decisions for the rest of the world was “over”.

“Countries are independent … We will continue our path with the support of our nation,” Rouhani said.
“Who are you to decide for Iran and the world?”

24-hours ago, Pompeo laid out a list of 12 “basic requirements” to be included in a new nuclear treaty with Iran.

Pompeo also outlined a new strategy for dealing with Iran following President Donald Trump’s recent withdrawal from 2015 nuclear pact.

Speaking in Washington, Pompeo threatened to place “the strongest sanctions in history” on Iran if its government does not change its course as regards its negative influence in the Middle East.

While laying out a new strategy following the recent US withdrawal from a multinational nuclear deal with Iran, Pompeo said Washington “will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime”.

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