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


Pompeo announces a visit to Israel, Gulf countries

Pompeo is expected to arrive in Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the Abraham Accords.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a five-day visit to the region, August 24, 2020

Pompeo confident of 'second Trump administration'

Pompeo did not make any comments in either set of remarks to suggest he recognized Biden as the president-elect.

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

US Syria envoy Jeffrey may leave post, concerns grow over US Syria role

James Jeffrey failed to stop the Turkish invasion of October 2019 and was seen as pro-Ankara, now questions remain about whether the US role in eastern Syria can protect Kurds and minorities.

James Jeffrey, U.S. State Department special representative for Syria Engagement; testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on President Trump's decision to remove U.S. forces from Syria, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019.

US to world: Yes, Jerusalem is part of Israel

Decades after officially recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the US is finally doing so in practice.

A general view of Jerusalem as seen from the Mount of Olives shows the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, June 21, 2018

US citizens from Jerusalem can list Israel as birthplace on passports

The announcement is a reversal of long-standing US policy.

US passport [Illustrative]

Pompeo to find 'new ways' to cooperate with Indonesia in S.China Sea

Pompeo hailed Jakarta's "decisive action" to protect its sovereignty in the waters near the Natuna Islands, which China also claims as its territory.

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

Missing American's mother says Pompeo undermines his release

"As the president said clearly, we don't pay for the return of hostages," Pompeo added, repeating long-standing US policy.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visiting Sudan, 2020.

US holds conference on combating online antisemitism

State Department calls on social media platforms to adopt IHRA definition.

‘FACEBOOK, GOOGLE and Twitter remove some things, but usually society is not disturbed by defamation.’

US steps up efforts to establish ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

Speaking at a virtual event held by the Atlantic Council think tank, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said he had "very productive" meetings with Pompeo.

HICRAN QULIYEVA stands in front of her house in Ganja, Azerbaijan, on Saturday, after it was hit by a rocket during the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Sudan agrees to normalize relations with Israel - report

The report indicated that the formal and public announcement on the normalization of relations is expected to take place in the next few days.

Sudanese protesters shout slogans and wave flags during a rally honouring fallen protesters at the Green Square in Khartoum, Sudan July 18, 2019