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people-to-people diplomacy suggested to ease u.s.-iran tensions

That was followed by the revelation May 13 that the administration was reviewing a war plan under which 120,000 U.S. combat troops could be deployed against Iran. Two days later, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing unspecified threats, ordered the evacuation of nonessential personnel from..

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white house and state greenlight israeli strikes on iranian proxies in

That's attitude for Pompeo, who has helped orchestrate the maximum pressure campaign against Iran in the year since President Trump from the nuclear deal and renewed sanctions on the regime. ..

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Those unprovoked actions followed draconian new economic sanctions that, Pompeo said, would bring Iran’s oil exports to zero, and an announcement that Washington was ending waivers that allow countries such as India, Turkey, and Japan to buy Iranian oil. ... I rule nothing out with the..

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