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The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to
Revive the "maximum pressure" policy on Iran
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This order largely repeats American policy on Iran, including sanctions and stopping Iran from obtaining nuclear capabilities.
National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-2
DCPD-202500223
February 4, 2025
This order largely restates longstanding U.S. policy towards Iran. It highlights sanctions, although Iran is already heavily sanctioned. It directs the UN Ambassador to highlight the Iranian threat, which ambassadors of both parties have routinely highlighted. And it states that U.S. policy is to deny Iran a nuclear weapon, although President Trump withdrew America from the successful Iran nuclear deal during his first term which likely accelerated Iran's efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon.
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