Tag: Mike Pompeo

Categories Middle East

‘Warmongering lies’: Tehran hits back after Pompeo claims Al-Qaeda terrorists set up new base in Iran

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America’s “declassifications” of information about Iran are “fictitious,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has tweeted. It followed US State Secretary Mike Pompeo accusing Iran, without proof, of harboring Al-Qaeda’s base. … Read More >‘Warmongering lies’: Tehran hits back after Pompeo claims Al-Qaeda terrorists set up new base in Iran

Categories USA

‘Better Chance Finding a Unicorn’: Pompeo Claims It is Impossible to Normalise Relations With Iran

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The Trump administration abandoned the hard-negotiated Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and re-introduced hefty sanctions against Tehran, threatening to punish any country for continuing to do business with the Islamic Republic. Washington’s policy was heavily criticised by other signatories to the deal and led to Iran ramping up its uranium enrichment. … Read More >‘Better Chance Finding a Unicorn’: Pompeo Claims It is Impossible to Normalise Relations With Iran

Categories Middle East

UN: US Plan to Blacklist Yemeni Houthis May Cause ‘Humanitarian and Political Repercussions’

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United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric warned during a 11 January briefing that the US intention to brand Yemen’s Houthi movement as a terrorist organization is “likely to have serious humanitarian and political repercussions.” … Read More >UN: US Plan to Blacklist Yemeni Houthis May Cause ‘Humanitarian and Political Repercussions’

Categories USA

Pompeo Meets With Biden’s Secretary of State Pick for First Time to Facilitate ‘Orderly Transition’

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US President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Antony Blinken to be the next US secretary of state. Blinken served as deputy national security adviser between 2013 and 2015 and as deputy secretary of state between 2015 and 2017 under then-US President Barack Obama. … Read More >Pompeo Meets With Biden’s Secretary of State Pick for First Time to Facilitate ‘Orderly Transition’

Categories World

‘Measure how far US is from the South China Sea’: Global Times editor shuts down Pompeo for noting China’s distance from Arctic

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The feud between Beijing and Washington escalated on Twitter after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo disputed China’s claim that it’s a near-Arctic state. … Read More >‘Measure how far US is from the South China Sea’: Global Times editor shuts down Pompeo for noting China’s distance from Arctic

Categories Russia

Not tonight, Mike! Moscow mocks Pompeo, comparing him to Napoleon after bizarre ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’ tweet salvo

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Throughout its long history, Russia has faced a variety of tough challenges – including wars, famines and revolutions – but now, according to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his boss Donald Trump may be added to that list. … Read More >Not tonight, Mike! Moscow mocks Pompeo, comparing him to Napoleon after bizarre ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’ tweet salvo