US vice presidential candidates debate Iran policy

Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris took on Iran issues like the nuclear deal and the killing of Qasem Soleimani.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 07: Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence participate in the vice presidential debate moderated by Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today Susan Page (C) at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The vice presidential candidates only meet once to debate before the general election on November 3. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and US Vice President Mike Pence participate in the vice presidential debate moderated by Washington bureau chief for USA Today Susan Page (C) at the University of Utah on Oct. 7, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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The Republican and Democratic candidates for vice president sparred over US Iran policy during the debate Wednesday night. The two candidates expressed very different views on Iran.

The Democratic nominee for vice president, Senator Kamala Harris of California, said that US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in May 2018 endangered the United States.

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