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Pompeo: Iran is the destabilizing force in Mideast

Name: Pompeo: Iran is the destabilizing force in Mideast
Uploaded: 2018-11-06T09:25:03-0500
Duration: 5 min 16 s
Description: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is defending the Trump administration's decision to reimpose tough sanctions on Iran. The move ends all economic benefits the country received from the U.S. under the 2015 nuclear deal. Behnam Ben Taleblu, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins CBSN to explain the latest developments.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is defending the Trump administration's decision to reimpose tough sanctions on Iran. The move ends all economic benefits the country received from the U.S. under the 2015 nuclear deal. Behnam Ben Taleblu, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins CBSN to explain the latest developments.