"The United States under President Trump will not stay silent either," he said. He said the government has "heartlessly repressed its own people's human rights, dignity and fundamental freedoms," and he hailed the "proud Iranian people (for) not staying silent about their government's many abuses." Pompeo also slammed Iran's political, judicial and military officials, accusing several by name of participating in rampant corruption, and called its religious leaders "hypocritical holy men" who amassed wealth while allowing their people to suffer. "We have an obligation to put maximum pressure on the regime's ability to generate and move money, and we will do so. "Right now, the United States is undertaking a diplomatic and financial pressure campaign to cut off the funds that the regime uses to enrich itself and support death and destruction," Pompeo said in his speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley. A more significant set of sanctions that will hit Iran's oil industry and central bank by punishing countries and companies that do business with them will resume on Nov. 4 targeting the Iranian automotive sector and trade in gold and other metals. economic sanctions the first batch will go back into force on Aug. But, Tehran was already aware of what was coming from the administration as consequences of Trump's May withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear accord take shape.Īs Pompeo noted in his speech to Iranian-Americans and others in California late Sunday, the centerpiece of those consequences will be the re-imposition of U.S.
Iran has dismissed Trump's late Sunday message - "NEVER EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKE OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE" - as a "passive reaction" to Rouhani.
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