Mike Pompeo ‘convinced’ Iranian people will force leaders to change

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday he’s “convinced” the Iranian people will force their government to abandon its provocative behavior in the face of tough U.S. sanctions, he told reporters Tuesday.

“I’m convinced that the people of Iran, when they can see a path forward which will lead their country to stop behaving in this way, will choose that path,” Pompeo said at the State Department.

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