WATCH: Former Pentagon official says sanctions way to go to protect US and Israel August 7, 2018Just past midnight on Tuesday, a set of US sanctions against Iran went into effect. Omar Qudrat, a former Pentagon prosecutor who was endorsed as a Republican candidate for Congress, explains why President Trump is right to pursue his “aggressive” policy. #Iran is threatening the US and #Israel – #Trump is right to pursue 'aggressive' sanctions, @omarqudrat1 tells @MichelleMakori: pic.twitter.com/F2EuufFo7S— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) August 7, 2018 Iran sanctionsOmar Qudrat