Posts Tagged: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
US, Gulf Nations Issue Sanctions on 6 Targets for Ties to Islamic State
The United States and six Gulf countries on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six targets Washington has accused of supporting Islamic State operations, including by funneling hundreds of thousands of...
Pompeo Says US Seized Iranian Weapons on Way to Houthi Rebels in Yemen
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that US and "partner" forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in...
Pompeo Pushes UN Security Council to Extend Arms Embargo on Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the UN Security Council on Tuesday to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October, arguing...
Netanyahu Thanks US for Support Against International Criminal Court
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone on Monday with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The Israeli leader thanked Pompeo for the "important actions"...
Pompeo: China ‘a Growing Challenge to the US, Israel, All Free People’
JNS.org - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday expressed the need for Israel and the United States to confront the Chinese Communist Party. Speaking...
Trump Authorizes Sanctions Over ICC Afghanistan War Crimes Case
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order authorizing US sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC employees involved in an investigation into whether American...
Pompeo Hints at ‘Series of Announcements’ Coming Against ICC
JNS.org - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo forewarned on Monday that “a series of announcements” from the Trump administration will be issued against the...
US Secretary of State Slams ‘Disgusting, Hateful Antisemitism’ of Iran Regime Leader
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday blasted Iran's titular "supreme leader" for a flurry of "disgusting and hateful antisemitic remarks" posted to his...
After Jerusalem Visit, Pompeo Says He Was ‘Impressed’ by Israel’s Efforts to Defeat Coronavirus
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a lightning trip on Wednesday to Israel, where he met with top leaders to discuss the coronavirus pandemic...
Pompeo Lauds Israel Over Coronavirus Cooperation, Raps China
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised Israel on Wednesday for sharing information during global efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and took another swipe at China...
US to Renew Waiver for Iraq to Import Iranian Electricity for 120 Days: State Department
The United States will grant a 120-day waiver for Iraq to continue importing electricity from Iran to help the new Iraqi government succeed, US Secretary...
Israel Plans Thousands of New West Bank Homes as US Voices Readiness to Back Annexation
Israel announced a plan for thousands of new homes in the West Bank on Wednesday as Washington voiced readiness to back de facto Israeli annexations there. US...
Pompeo Says Annexation of West Bank Is Israeli Decision to Make
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was an Israeli decision whether to annex parts of the West Bank and the Trump administration...
US Welcomes Apparent Consensus on Forming a Government in Iraq: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that his country welcomes an apparent agreement among Iraq's Shia, Sunni and Kurdish groups to form...
