Iran Action Group

Iran Action Group was formed on Thursday, 16 August 2018 by Mike Pompeo as a dedicated group[1] in order to coordinate U.S. policy toward Iran. The group follows the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear accord with Iran.[2]

Head of Group

Pompeo, the United States Secretary of State, introduced Brian Hook,the Department of State's director of policy planning, as the head of the IAG at a news conference on Thursday 16 August.[1]

Reaction

Igor Pankratenko, the Middle East researcher and journalist stated that Washington wants to make a profit of economic issues in Iran by causing the disturbance and emboldening local protests while it appears impossible "that the US would be able to convert these demonstrations into political action."[3]

See also


References

  1. 1 2 Staff, Writer. "Pompeo forms Iran Action Group for post-nuclear deal policy". aljazeera. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ↑ CALAMUR, KRISHNADEV. "The U.S. Is Developing a New Way to Weaken Iran". theatlantic. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Staff, Writer. "'Iran Action Group' a new US tool of regime change, but Tehran's resilience is 'strong' – researcher". RT. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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