The United States is still pursuing its campaign of 'maximum pressure'...
WASHINGTON - The United States is still pursuing its campaign of “maximum pressure” against Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday, even after President Donald Trump parted ways with his hard-line national security adviser John Bolton.
Trump’s remaining national security team is “executing on a maximum pressure strategy against Iran,” Mnuchin said. Iran, which had singled out Bolton for criticism for his hawkish views, has denounced as “economic terrorism” the increasingly strict U.S. sanctions imposed after Trump last year pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers including the United States.
The United States has said it does not seek to topple Iran’s government, but rather to change its behavior. “If the president can get the right deal that he’s talked about, we’ll negotiate with Iran. If not, we’ll continue the maximum pressure campaign,” Mnuchin added.
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