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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo prepares for morning interviews with FOX and CBS news at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.

Top Trump administration officials met with reporters in Washington first thing Monday morning to talk about the big topic of the day – the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran.

“Today we are re-imposing all sanctions that were previously lifted under the Iran nuclear deal,” said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “This includes sanctions on energy, banking, shipping, and shipbuilding.”

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin discussed the sanctions in more detail. “This morning we will fully impose sanctions on the Iranian regime,” he said. “This is part of a maximum, unprecedented U.S. economic pressure campaign the United States is waging against the world’s largest state-sponsor of terror.”

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listed the 12 requirements for the Islamic Republic of Iran “to act like a normal state” and be able to end the sanctions.

The first requirement:

“The Iranian regime must end its threatening behavior against its neighbors. This includes threats to destroy Israel, and firing missiles into Saudi Arabia and UAE. It also includes threats to international shipping and cyber attacks.”

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.