U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the creation of a new action group to implement the Trump Administration’s strategy on Iran. As part of its mandate, the Iran Action Group will undertake to pursue actions that counter the Islamic Republic malign activities, and will actively seek to bring about a new agreement that will limit Tehran’s nuclear program. “For nearly 40 years of the regime in Tehran has been responsible for a torrent of violent and destabilizing behavior against the United States our allies our partners and indeed the Iranian people themselves in May of this year President Trump withdrew from the flawed Iran nuclear deal which failed to restrain Iran’s nuclear progress or its campaigns of violence abroad in its place president Trump has instituted a campaign of pressure deterrence and solidarity with the long-suffering Iranian people our hope is that one day soon we can reach a new agreement with Iran but we must see major changes in the regime’s behavior both inside and outside of its borders the Iranian people in the world are demanding that Iran finally act like a normal nation,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
Brian Hook, who has been appointed as the Special U.S. Representative for Iran, explained that the new strategy addresses all manifestations of the Iranian threat, and the new Iran Action Group will be focused on implementing that strategy. “We have taken a comprehensive approach to Iran, because the scope of Iranian malign activity is so wide-ranging: from its aspirations of nuclear weapons, its support for terrorism, its cyber activity, its proliferation of ballistic missiles, and much more. The Iran regime has been a force for instability and violence. Our new strategy addresses all manifestations of the Iranian threat, and the new Iran Action Group will be focused on implementing that strategy,” Special U.S. Representative for Iran Brian Hook said.
The Special U.S. Representative for Iran made it clear that if the Iranian regime would demonstrate a sincere commitment to make fundamental changes in its behavior, only then will President Trump engage in dialogue with the Islamic Republic in order to find concrete solutions. “Well, if the Iranian regime demonstrates a commitment to make fundamental changes in its behavior, then the president is prepared to engage in dialogue in order to find solutions. But the sanctions relief, the re-establishment of full diplomatic and commercial relations with the United States, and economic cooperation with the United States can only begin after we see that the Iranian regime is serious about changing its behavior,” Special U.S. Representative for Iran Brian Hook said.