Pompeo announces 'countdown' clock as Iran weapons embargo ends in 2020

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned against ending an arms embargo on Iran, likening every day until the deal's October 2020 expiration as a 'Countdown To Terror.'

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned against ending an arms embargo on Iran, likening every day until the deal's October 2020 expiration as a"#CountdownToTerror."

The push to extend the ban on weapons sales to Tehran comes amid increasing efforts by Washington to restrict Iran's oil exports. Since the decision by US President Donald Trump in 2018 to abandon the Iran nuclear deal, Washington has attempted to use what it calls"maximum pressure" to change Iran's behavior and limit its nuclear ambitions. "Time is drawing short to continue this activity of restricting Iran's capacity to foment its terror regime.

— Secretary Pompeo August 20, 2019 Read MoreSpeaking to reporters Tuesday, Pompeo warned the international community against helping ships that are believed to be carrying illicit crude oil from Iran in breach of US sanctions.Pompeo's comments followed reports that an Iranian tanker called the Bonita Queen was headed to Syria to deliver crude oil.

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