Washington 0
6 September 2018

Speaking in New Delhi, Secretary Pompeo indicated that "we will consider waivers where appropriate, but... it is our expectation that the purchases of Iranian crude oil will go to zero from every country, or sanctions will be imposed". "Our mission set", he added, "is to make sure that Iran doesn't engage in malign behaviour with wealth that comes from countries around the world, thus the purpose of the sanctions". 

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