Terror Network and Brian Hook

hook: We can't make it any more clear that we are committed to this campaign of maximum pressure and we are not looking to grant any exceptions or waivers, Brian Hook, the US special representative for Iran, said at the State Department, according to CNN. Hook poured cold water on the French proposal as the US unveiled new sanctions against Iran's oil for terror network and announced a 15 million reward program to disrupt the financial operations of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. The administration also signaled it is not likely to grant the waivers France needs to create a multi-billion dollar line of credit to Iran, part of a European effort to offset the pain caused by US sanctions and keep the 2015 nuclear deal alive. Iran is releasing seven Indian crew members from seized UK tanker In a reflection of the US focus on curtailing Iran's oil revenues, a State Department official also confirmed Wednesday that Hook had offered millions of dollars to about a dozen tanker captains if they helped the US impound their vessels, which were carrying Iranian oil. The President claimed that the US is not looking for regime change, but suggested painful US measures are to come. Read More US officials announced the new measures as President Donald Trump said that he would not agree to the condition laid out by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani last month that the US drop sanctions before talks begin.'That's not happening' That's not happening -- that won't be happening, Trump said during a Wednesday briefing in the Oval Office. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.