Pompeo hits Iran, China, Cuba in last-minute sanctions push
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(Worthy News) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday imposed sanctions on three of his primary targets — China, Iran and Cuba — in a last-minute push aimed in part at boxing in President-elect Joe Biden.
Five days before he turns in his keys at the State Department, Pompeo vowed to punish China over its clampdown in Hong Kong — a stance backed by Biden — but moved further away from Biden’s goal of easing tensions with Iran and Cuba.
Pompeo condemned as “appalling” the massive operation on January 6 in Hong Kong in which China rounded up 55 people including an American lawyer, John Clancey. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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