Report: U.S. Is Seeking A Missile And Nuclear Treaty With Iran




Reuters: U.S. seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran

The United States is seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran to include Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its regional behavior, the U.S. special envoy for Iran said on Wednesday ahead of U.N. meetings in New York next week.

Iran has rejected U.S. attempts to hold high-level talks since President Donald Trump tore up a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers earlier this year.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listed a dozen demands in May that he said could make up a new agreement, although Hook’s reference to a treaty, which would have to be approved by the U.S. Senate, appears to be a new focus.

“The new deal that we hope to be able to sign with Iran, and it will not be a personal agreement between two governments like the last one, we seek a treaty,” envoy Brian Hook told an audience at the Hudson Institute think tank.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. wants a formal written agreement/treaty that will also include Iran's missile program as well as a verification protocol, not a verbal understanding on Iran's nuclear program as what the previous agreement was. Iran has already said that they are not interested, which

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