Irans nuclear development
Apr 11, 2019 15:12:05 #
Iran’s Contested Nuclear Work
Pompeo avoids questions on ending waivers permitting Iran's ongoing nuclear work
Secretary of State Mike PompeoSecretary of State Mike Pompeo / Getty Images
BY: Adam Kredo
April 10, 2019 3:10 pm
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would not commit to ending a series of waivers issued by the Trump administration that have permitted Iran to engage in some its most contested nuclear work, including at a secretive military site that once housed the Islamic Republic's nuclear weapons program.
In an exchange with Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), Pompeo declined to commit to canceling the disputed waivers, which have sparked an inter-administration battle, as first reported by the Washington Free Beacon.
The issue of these waivers—which have been granted to Iran so that it can continue its lucrative oil trade, as well as nuclear research work—has generated a growing rift between Iran hawks on Capitol Hill and within the administration and Pompeo's State Department. Sources have identified those in the State Department as the reason several policies that have kept the landmark Iran nuclear deal on life support have continued, despite President Donald Trump's decision to walk away from the pact.
Cruz and other Iran policy hawks have gone on record in recent weeks, including in interviews with the Free Beacon, to demand that Pompeo stop issuing both the oil and nuclear waivers. Multiple sources inside and outside the administration have described to the Free Beacon a widening fight between those U.S. officials who aim to keep the nuclear deal alive and those who see an opportunity to tighten the noose on Tehran and potentially collapse its hardline ruling regime.
Pompeo avoids questions on ending waivers permitting Iran's ongoing nuclear work
Secretary of State Mike PompeoSecretary of State Mike Pompeo / Getty Images
BY: Adam Kredo
April 10, 2019 3:10 pm
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would not commit to ending a series of waivers issued by the Trump administration that have permitted Iran to engage in some its most contested nuclear work, including at a secretive military site that once housed the Islamic Republic's nuclear weapons program.
In an exchange with Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), Pompeo declined to commit to canceling the disputed waivers, which have sparked an inter-administration battle, as first reported by the Washington Free Beacon.
The issue of these waivers—which have been granted to Iran so that it can continue its lucrative oil trade, as well as nuclear research work—has generated a growing rift between Iran hawks on Capitol Hill and within the administration and Pompeo's State Department. Sources have identified those in the State Department as the reason several policies that have kept the landmark Iran nuclear deal on life support have continued, despite President Donald Trump's decision to walk away from the pact.
Cruz and other Iran policy hawks have gone on record in recent weeks, including in interviews with the Free Beacon, to demand that Pompeo stop issuing both the oil and nuclear waivers. Multiple sources inside and outside the administration have described to the Free Beacon a widening fight between those U.S. officials who aim to keep the nuclear deal alive and those who see an opportunity to tighten the noose on Tehran and potentially collapse its hardline ruling regime.
Apr 11, 2019 22:11:03 #
badbobby wrote:
Iran’s Contested Nuclear Work br Pompeo avoids que... (show quote)
WTH!!?? Shut those suckers DOWN. I thought we were through with them. AARGH
Apr 12, 2019 18:36:34 #
debeda wrote:
WTH!!?? Shut those suckers DOWN. I thought we were through with them. AARGH
'rhynos'
Apr 12, 2019 19:44:40 #
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