Pompeo’s 12 Impossible Demands of Iran

• Declare to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a full account of the prior military dimensions of its nuclear program and permanently and verifiably abandon such work in perpetuity.

• Stop enrichment and never pursue plutonium reprocessing, including closing its heavy water reactor.

• Provide the IAEA with unqualified access to all sites throughout the entire country.

• End its proliferation of ballistic missiles and halt further launching or development of nuclearcapable missile systems.

• Release all US citizens and citizens of US partners and allies.

• End support to Middle East “terrorist” groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

• Respect the sovereignty of the Iraqi government and permit the disarming, demobilizsation and reintegration of Shia militias.

• End military support for the Houthi rebels and work towards a peaceful, political settlement in Yemen.

• Withdraw all forces under Iran’s command throughout Syria.

• End support for the Taliban and other “terrorists” in Afghanistan and the region and cease harbouring senior al-qaeda leaders.

• End the Islamic Revolutionary Guard corpslinked Quds Force’s support for “terrorists” and “militant” partners around the world.

• End its threatening behaviour against its neighbors, many of whom are US allies, including its threats to destroy Israel and its firing of missiles at Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and threats to international shipping and destructive cyberattacks.