By — Matthew Lee, Associated Press Matthew Lee, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/mike-pompeo-launches-iran-action-group-after-nuclear-deal-withdrawal Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Mike Pompeo launches Iran Action Group after nuclear deal withdrawal Politics Aug 16, 2018 12:25 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is forming a special group to coordinate and run U.S. policy toward Iran as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to force changes in the Islamic Republic’s behavior after withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled for a press briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET Thursday. Watch the briefing live in the video player above. The State Department said Pompeo would announce the creation of the Iran Action Group on Thursday. Officials said the group will be headed by Brian Hook, who is currently the State Department’s director of policy planning. They said Hook is expected to be replaced in that job by Kiron Skinner, a foreign policy academic who served very briefly on the State Department transition team after President Donald Trump took office. The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss personnel matters and spoke on condition of anonymity. By — Matthew Lee, Associated Press Matthew Lee, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is forming a special group to coordinate and run U.S. policy toward Iran as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to force changes in the Islamic Republic’s behavior after withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled for a press briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET Thursday. Watch the briefing live in the video player above. The State Department said Pompeo would announce the creation of the Iran Action Group on Thursday. Officials said the group will be headed by Brian Hook, who is currently the State Department’s director of policy planning. They said Hook is expected to be replaced in that job by Kiron Skinner, a foreign policy academic who served very briefly on the State Department transition team after President Donald Trump took office. The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss personnel matters and spoke on condition of anonymity.