Pompeo announces Iran Action Group to ramp up pressure on Tehran
by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times
Aug 16, 2018
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - In an effort to ramp up pressure for political changes in Iran, the State Department has set up a task force to coordinate punitive measures, including sanctions and oil boycotts, Secretary of State Michael R. Pomeo said Thursday.
Pompeo said the Iran Action Group would "closely synchronize" policy across the government, the latest step the Trump administration has taken since it withdrew the landmark Iran nuclear deal in May with the
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