Mike Pompeo has outlined America's tough new policy on Iran in his first major speech since becoming Secretary of State. Tensions between the two countries grew considerably when President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal.
But Pompeo’s hard-line stance goes far beyond the nuclear issue, although he did threaten that America was ready to respond if Iran resumed its nuclear activities, refusing to elaborate.
The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed Pompeo's demands saying the world would no longer blindly follow America's lead.
One senior Iranian official said Pompeo's remarks showed the US was seeking regime change in Iran.
Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam
Guests:
Michelle Dunne, senior Associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Mohamed Marandi, head of American Studies Post-Grad Program at the University of Tehran
Ali Vaez, director of Iran project at the International Crisis Group.
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