Iran
continues to increase its influence in the Middle East region and remains the
main state sponsor of terrorism, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) Mike Pompeo said.
He added
that the spread of the Iranian influence may become the greatest challenge for
the United States' Middle East policy in the long term.
"The
Islamic Republic of Iran is a powerful nation state that remains the world's
largest state sponsor of terrorism.
Its strength and influence continue to
increase, most notably in recent years.
When we look at what is happening today
in Syria, in Yemen and in Iraq, you can see the threat.
Iran clearly inspires to be the hegemonic
power in the region," Pompeo said on Tuesday.
Iran managed
to escape the international isolation in 2015 when the country signed the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action that came into force in January 2016.
The deal
between Iran and the P5+1 countries, namely China, France, Russia, the United
Kingdom, the United States plus Germany, stipulated the limitation of Tehran's
nuclear program in exchange for the gradual lifting of international economic
and diplomatic sanctions imposed on Iran.
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