Pompeo backs Trump's vow on Europe helping Iran pursue nuclear weapon - News Summed Up

Pompeo backs Trump's vow on Europe helping Iran pursue nuclear weapon


Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear Sunday that President Trump’s decision to exit the Iran nuclear deal didn’t target Europe, but he backed the president’s vow to keep European allies or companies from helping Iran pursue a nuclear weapon. Western allies in the deal -- including France and Britain -- urged Trump to remain in the deal and have suggested that such companies will continue to do business with Iran. Pompeo said Sunday that he worked for “days and weeks” with European allies to salvage the Iran deal and that he will continue to try to seek a better one, amid concerns that Iran has not fulfilled its side if the bargain. “My mission from President Trump is to work to strike a deal that achieves the outcomes that protect America,” he said. Pompeo, the country’s top diplomat, said that arguments about Iran being more emboldened by Trump’s withdrawal are “ludicrous.”“That's ludicrous to suggest Iran feels less constraint,” he said.


Source: Fox News May 13, 2018 15:22 UTC



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