The good and the bad in Mike Pompeo’s new Iran statement

Published November 18, 2019 9:24pm ET



Rightly condemning Iran’s repression of its own people, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo correctly terminated a sanctions waiver for Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility.

The announcement follows Iran’s recent announcement of recommenced uranium enrichment activities at Fordow. Following steady Iranian actions towards a nuclear breakout, the United States is rightly underlining its unwillingness to allow Iran to reach a nuclear weapon.

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