A Trump playbook for ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran
- Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that Donald Trump would apply a policy of maximum pressure on Iran after taking office again.
- Pompeo made these statements during a meeting with Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
- The maximum pressure policy was first implemented after Trump abandoned the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, aiming to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.
- Iran's human rights situation remains dire, with Amnesty International reporting that the country executed 74 percent of all recorded executions globally in 2023.
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