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The Iran Action Group was formed on Thursday, 16 August 2018 by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a dedicated group [1][2][3][4] to coordinate and run U.S. policy toward Iran. Establishment of the group followed the United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the nuclear accord with Iran.[5][6]

## Aims

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Pompeo introduced Brian Hook, the Department of State's director of policy planning, as the head of the Group at a news conference on August 16, 2018, with the title of Special Representative for Iran and Senior Advisor to the Secretary.[4]

The head of the Iran Action Group, Brian Hook, mentioned that the United States' new Iran strategy is aimed at protecting America's national security, the security of its allies and partners, and to promote a brighter future for the Iranian people.[7]

## Reaction

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Iran's state TV described the formation of the Iran Action Group at the US Department of State as "an aggressive policy," and Fars news agency (associated with IRGC) named it "the action group against Iran."[8]

According to social scientists who performed searches on international coercion, the group can achieve success "if the U.S. makes its demands clear, imposes costs on Iran that outweigh the benefits of standing firm and clearly and credibly offers a diplomatic off-ramp to end the pressure."[1]

The Middle East researcher and journalist, Igor Pankratenko stated that Washington wants to make a profit of economic issues in Iran by causing the disturbance and emboldening local protests while it appears impossible "that the US would be able to convert these demonstrations into political action."[citation needed]

## See also

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Iran portal

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Trump administration's new 'Iran Action Group' won't work — for these 3 reasons". washington post. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
2. ^ "Pompeo Forms 'Iran Action Group' for Post-Nuclear Deal Policy". voa news. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
3. ^ Wadhams, Nick; Blas, Javier. "The Iran Action Group Puts Muscle Behind Trump's Iran Bluster". bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
4. ^ a b "Pompeo forms Iran Action Group for post-nuclear deal policy". aljazeera. 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
5. ^ CALAMUR, KRISHNADEV. "The U.S. Is Developing a New Way to Weaken Iran". theatlantic. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
6. ^ "US forms action group to increase pressure on Iran". DW. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
7. ^ "Briefing on the Creation of the Iran Action Group". US department of state. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
8. ^ 17 August 2018. "Iranian Media Call New U.S. Action Group 'Aggressive Policy'". Radio Farda. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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