Pompeo forms Iran Action Group to run policy after nuke deal

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has formed a group to coordinate and run US policy toward Iran as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to force changes in the Islamic Republic's behaviour after withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Accusing Iran of unleashing "a torrent of violence and destabilising behaviour against the United States, our allies, our partners and, indeed, the Iranian people themselves," Pompeo announced the creation of the Iran Action Group, which he said would drive administration policy in Washington and overseas.

He said the administration remains willing to talk to Iran but that in order to do so "we must see major changes in the regime's behaviour both inside and outside its borders."