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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington will impose "the strongest sanctions in history [on Iran] once they come into full force" and that the "sting of sanctions will only grow more painful if the regime does not change its course."

Pompeo set 12 conditions for Iran to follow in order for the United States to agree to a new nuclear deal with Tehran in a speech in Washington on May 21 at the Heritage Foundation think tank.

His speech comes almost two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.

Pompeo said the deal was a "loser" that had "huge negative repercussions," adding that Iran had "advanced its march across the Middle East" since the signing of the 2015 deal.

He said the sanctions will apply "unprecedented financial pressure" on Iran, which he called the world's leading sponsor of terrorism.

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