Iran’s elite guards face new curbs Clinton attacks Trump’s handling of Iran, N. Korea
Washington, Oct. 15: US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that he planned to impose new sanctions on Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards as part of anemboldened US diplomatic offensive against the Islamic Republic.
Asked if he was planning to impose the sanctions, Mnuchin told Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures programme, “I am” and said he has discussed US plans with his international counterpartsa t the latest meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
“I’ve had very direct conversations with my counterparts about what we’re trying to do with Iran,” Mr Mnuchin said.
“We’re going to be working with them on that,” he added.
Meanwhile, the US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said on Sunday that the United States for the time being will stay in nuclear deal with Iran, adding that the Trump administration wanted to weigh a “proportionate” response to Tehran’s actions on the world stage.
“I think right now, you’re going to see us stay in the deal, because what our hope is that we can improve the situation, and that’s the goal,” Ms Haley said referring to what she said were Iran’s ballistic missile tests, international arms sales andstatesponsored terrorism. Washington: Hillary Clinton says President Donald Trump’s threat to pull out of the Iran nuclear accord is “dangerous,” and she suggests her former campaign opponent is undermining the validity of the United States’ promises to other nations.
Ms Clinton, in an interview recorded on Wednesday and set to air on Monday on CNN, said Mr Trump’s insistence on decertifying the deal, even though evidence has pointed to Iranian compliance, “makes us look foolish and small and plays right into Iranian hands.”
“That is bad not just on the merits for this particular situation, but it sends a message across the globe that America’s word is not good,” said Ms Clinton, who spoke in advance of Mr Trump’s announcement two days later.