US Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom in the Loy Henderson Auditorium of the State Department in Washington, DC, on July 18, 2019. – Pence said Thursday that the US is imposing sanctions on the leaders of two Iranian-linked militia groups in Iraq. “Let me be clear, the United States will not stand idly while Iranian-backed militias spread terror,” Pence told the high-level meeting on religious freedom, without naming the individuals targeted. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
