by Seyed Hossein Mousavian
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid out a list of demands on Iran in a speech threatening to “crush” the country on Monday. His bellicose words come weeks after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal and are nothing short of an ultimatum demanding Iran’s total surrender to U.S. wishes.
"Sanctions are going back in full effect, and new ones are coming," Pompeo declared, "The Iranian regime should know this is just the beginning.”
Pompeo’s twelve demands reflect a misunderstanding of Iranian foreign policy, international law, and the realities of the region. Read more of this post