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May 13, 2019

Pompeo to Discuss Iranian "Threats" in Europe as U.S. Ramps Up Military Presence
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has canceled a visit to Moscow today and
is instead heading to Brussels to meet with European leaders to discuss
"recent threatening actions and statements" from Iran, according to the
State Department. The nature of the threats has not been specified but
the U.S. announced it is sending additional bombers and an aircraft
carrier to the Persian Gulf to act as a "deterrent." The European Union
reiterated today its continued support for the Iran Nuclear Deal in the
face of mounting tensions with the U.S.

Meanwhile, Iran's president Hassan Rouhani is calling for internal unity
as the nation faces sanctions that could have worse consequences than
war with Iraq in the 1980s and that he said amount to "a war
unprecedented in the history of our Islamic revolution."


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