Politics
The Iran Action Group Puts Muscle Behind Trump’s Iran Bluster
A team of U.S. officials crisscross the globe pressuring governments and corporations to stop doing business with the Tehran regime.
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During a press conference at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 26, President Trump made clear how he feels about the criticism he’s gotten from other countries over his decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement and resurrect stifling sanctions in November. “It doesn’t matter what world leaders think,” he said. “Iran’s going to come back to me and make a deal.”
One reason he’s so sure? An obscure but highly effective group with a name that sounds like it was pulled from the title of a 1980s action flick: the Iran Action Group.