1. Iran, Get Ready for the Battle Rial

From Wall Street Journal: "The Trump administration has declared financial war on the regime. It's a good bet America will win."

2. Mike Pompeo raises the bar for a deal with Iran 

From The Hill: "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went big — very big — in his speech at the Heritage Foundation Monday."

3. This new policy on Iran won't be easy — but it's needed

From The New York Post: "Secretary of State Mike Pompeo just dramatically upped the ante Iran must pay to forestall a US offensive meant to destroy its economy and crush its terrorist proxies around the globe."

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