President Donald Trump has announced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will activate a controversial mechanism aimed at re-imposing UN sanctions on Iran, and escalate a series of European allies that have enormous consequences for the Iranian nuclear deal. Pompeo will travel to New York on Thursday to report to …
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Promise that “Nobody can stop us” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told The Post that he would travel to New York on Thursday to trigger a “snapback” of United Nations sanctions on Iran. Pompeo said the US could unilaterally use the mechanism to impose international sanctions on Iran despite opposition …
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LONDON / MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States is considering an October deadline to end exemptions from Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still receive the South American producer’s oil, two sources said, as Washington seeks to increase heat on President Nicolas Maduro. FILE PHOTO: A …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fifteen years after the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, Hezbollah has risen to power in a country that is now collapsing in the midst of a series of devastating crises. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the damaged port area in the aftermath of …
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An Israeli Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft performs at an air show during graduation … [+] of new Hatzerim-based cadet pilots in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on June 29, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK …
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