LONDON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned the international community on Friday over a bill approved by the Iranian parliament vowing to raise uranium enrichment.
He condemned the parliament’s decision and said it would be a threat to the international community if implemented.
“The international community must not reward Iranian nuclear gamesmanship. The steps passed by Iran’s Majles, if implemented, would bring Iran to the dangerous 20% uranium enrichment level with no credible rationale for any peaceful purpose,” the US secretary wrote on Twitter.
Meanwhile, the US envoy to Iran Elliott Abrams stressed that analysts had been mistaken about President Donald Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” on the Tehran regime when they considered it inefficient.
Abrams stressed that the policy had been successful and highly effective.
In addition, Abrams explained that the maximum pressure campaign, which saw more sanctioning on the Iranian economy and upended the nuclear deal forged in 2015 between Tehran and world powers, aimed to reach a better agreement with the Iranian regime.
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