US sanctions on Iran come into force; Mike Pompeo dodges question on commitment from India, China

The Trump administration has said it is confident that "the toughest ever" sanctions against Iran which came into effect on Monday will have the intended effect to alter the Iranian regime's behaviour, even as it dodged a question on whether the US has firm commitments from India and China to stop all oil purchases from Tehran within six months.

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