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Pompeo starts Middle East visit to ramp up pressure on Iran

By Associated Press
Published: January 8, 2019, 11:00am

AMMAN, Jordan — The Trump administration is doubling down on commercial and diplomatic efforts in the coming weeks to “put real pressure on Iran,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at the start of a Mideast tour Tuesday.

Pompeo is meeting with U.S. allies in the region, including stops in Jordan, Egypt and several Gulf nations, to coordinate an anti-Iran campaign.

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