US Ending Iran Sanctions Waiver, Will Target Iraqi Officials, Pompeo Says
The U.S. is ending a sanctions waiver for an Iranian nuclear site and plans to sanction certain Iraqi officials, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Nov. 18. Pompeo said the U.S. will be ending the waiver for the Fordow nuclear facility on Dec. 15. The waiver, which allows certain activities related to the nuclear plant, will be terminated due to Iran beginning uranium enrichment activities at the plant, Pompeo said. “The right amount of uranium enrichment for the world’s largest state sponsor of terror is zero,” he said. “The United States rejects this approach completely and calls on all nations to do the same.”
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Pompeo also said the U.S. will sanction certain “corrupt” Iraqi officials who “are stealing Iraqis’ wealth and those killing and wounding” protestors. “Our sanctions will not discriminate between religious sect or ethnicity,” Pompeo said. “They will simply target those who do wrong to the Iraqi people, no matter who they are.”