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


China sanctions Mike Pompeo, 27 other Trump administration officials

"These individuals and their immediate family members are prohibited from entering the mainland of China, Hong Kong and Macao."

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the State Department's 2021 budget, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C., US, July 30, 2020

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidency

US SECRETARY OF State Mike Pompeo in Doha, Qatar

Yemen's Houthis designated terrorists: Pompeo's parting gift

BEHIND THE LINES: US designation of Houthis in Yemen forms part of efforts to cement hard-line strategy toward Iran.

HOUTHI FOLLOWERS stand by bills of Yemeni currency during a ceremony in Sana’a in September 2020 to collect supplies for their fighters battling government forces.

Pompeo to 'Post': Biden appeasing Iran would be bad for US security

As a result of the “maximum pressure,” Pompeo said “it’s very clear that Iran is more isolated than it has ever been.”

US SECRETARY of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem on August 24.

With Middle East on edge, miscalculation could trigger conflagration

Few are paying attention to some very dramatic developments taking place in the Middle East involving Israel, the US, Iran and its proxies. But they should.

IRGC siezes ship near Bu Musa Island, Iran

Progressive Jewish groups oppose codification of IHRA antisemitism definition

Network of left-wing Jewish organizations argues that legal adoption of IHRA definition could stifle free speech and suppress debate on Israel. Foreign Ministry laments opposition to further adoption

A J Street panel meeting

Iran is the “new home base” of al-Qaeda, says Pompeo

Pompeo went on to say that the Iran-al-Qaeda axis poses a grave threat to the security of nations and to the American homeland itself.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council about Iran's alleged non-compliance with a nuclear deal at the United Nations in New York, U.S., August 20, 2020

Politicians, NGOs mourn the passing of Sheldon Adelson

"The US-Israel relationship is stronger today because of him."

Sheldon Adelson speaks during an inteview

Pompeo, in Tuesday speech, to accuse Iran of al-Qaeda links

Iran has been a target throughout the Trump administration and Pompeo has sought to further ratchet up pressure on Iran in recent weeks with more sanctions and heated rhetoric.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo departs from Ben Gurion airport after completing his visit in Israel, on August 25, 2020

Pompeo to designate Yemen's Houthis as foreign terror group

What are the ramifications of a last-minute decision before the secretary of state leaves office?

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses a news conference at the State Department in Washington, US, April 7, 2020.