Mike Pompeo

'Happy New Year to Iranians and Mossad agents beside them,' Mike Pompeo says in social media post

"The Iranian regime is in trouble," the former US secretary of state said, citing ongoing anti-regime protests that are occurring across Iran.

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a campaign rally for President Donald Trump for the 2024 elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, November 4, 2024.
 Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 18, 2024.

Iran nearly succeeded assassinating Mike Pompeo in Europe in 2022, new book reveals - report

 Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 18, 2024.

Mike Pompeo joins Columbia University as distinguished fellow, sparking debate

 NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo and United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley brief the media during the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2018 in New York City.

Trump announces Haley, Pompeo will not join second administration


Another possible normalization deal with Arab, Muslim country - Eli Cohen

Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen told Israel's Channel 13 News that he believed Israel was "very close to normalizing ties with Sudan".

Eli Cohen

Pompeo: US begins lifting Sudan from state sponsors of terror list

The payment of $335 million was part of a deal with the US for Sudan’s removal from the list and it had been a hurdle for Khartoum as it sought debt relief and external borrowing.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visiting Sudan, 2020.

Pompeo discusses Israel-Lebanon common maritime boundary with Aoun

“I also underscored the importance for Lebanon's political leaders to implement reforms as called for by the Lebanese people,” Pompeo tweeted.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon March 22, 2019

Pompeo urges Saudi Arabia to consider normalizing relations with Israel

The United States is trying to persuade more Gulf countries to strike accords with Israel, as the UAE and Bahrain did.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019

US senators urge sanctions on Turkey over Russian missile system

The senators said that Washington's failure to act more decisively about the S-400 purchase had "emboldened" Turkey's government.

First parts of a Russian S-400 missile defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport, known as Akinci Air Base, near Ankara, Turkey, July 12, 2019.

Is Pompeo changing tack on Turkey? - Analysis

For the first time, the US appears to be confronting Turkey over its fueling of conflict all over the Middle East.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visit the Naval Support Activity base at Souda, Crete, Greece September 29, 2020.

Will rekindled negotiations between Israel and Lebanon weaken Hezbollah?

The talks between the two countries, which have no diplomatic ties and are technically in a state of ongoing war, will be mediated by the US and hosted by the United Nations.

The Lebanese village of Adaisseh is seen on the left-hand-side of the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from Kibbutz Misgav Am in northern Israel August 26, 2019

Pompeo shortens upcoming Asia trip after Trump falls ill with COVID-19

"I’m as healthy as I’ve been. And I intend still – I have a trip that I’m planning to take to Asia tomorrow," he said.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visiting Sudan, 2020.

Business as usual despite Trump's coronavirus infection

A white house official said Trump was feeling well, and that his doctors were optimistic about the turnout of his condition.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Bemidji Regional Airport in Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S., September 18, 2020

Pope denies Pompeo an audience, criticizes US on handling of China

Pompeo, who was in Rome on Wednesday and due to meet Vatican officials on Thursday, repeated his denunciations of China's record on religious freedom at an event hosted by the US embassy to the Holy See.

Pope Francis celebrates the Mass of Saint Peter and Paul, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, June 29, 2020.