Trump’s top Iran envoy quits as US bids to extend Tehran embargo | The Guardian

Elliott Abrams, key figure in Iran-Contra affair, to take overUS intends to bring UN resolution to extend arms embargoThe Trump administration’s lead diplomat on Iran, Brian Hook, has announced his resignation days before the US attempts a high-stakes gambit against Tehran at the United Nations. Related: Iran’s Covid death toll three times higher than admitted, says report Continue reading…

• Elliott Abrams, key figure in Iran-Contra affair, to take over
• US intends to bring UN resolution to extend arms embargo

The Trump administration’s lead diplomat on Iran, Brian Hook, has announced his resignation days before the US attempts a high-stakes gambit against Tehran at the United Nations.

Related: Iran’s Covid death toll three times higher than admitted, says report

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