June 2, 2019 Pompeo: Trump admin willing to talk to Iran 'with no preconditions' as tensions hit boiling point Just weeks after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a renewed "pressure campaign" targeting Iran's energy sector, America's top diplomat said Sunday the Trump administration is willing to talk with Iran "with no preconditions"
May 13, 2019 Pompeo’s Sochi summit could help drive ‘wedge’ between Russia, China: source Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, despite nixing a planned trip to Moscow, still is expected to travel to Sochi, Russia on Tuesday for high-level meetings with Vladimir Putin and other senior Kremlin officials—a trip that one source said could result in helping drive a “wedge” between Russia and China on key issues.
May 12, 2019 Schumer urges Pompeo to warn Putin against any more election interference Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, penned a letter on Sunday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ahead the cabinet member’s planned trip to Russia in which he urged Pompeo to warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that any attempts to interfere with the 2020 presidential election “will be met with an immediate and robust response.”
May 8, 2019 Pompeo rips support for Maduro by US, UK lawmakers as 'disgusting' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's support for disputed Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday as "disgusting" and "not in either of our countries' best interests."
May 7, 2019 Pompeo makes unannounced trip to Iraq as US steps up warnings to Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday to show support for the Iraqi government as the Trump administration intensified its pressure campaign against Iran.
May 7, 2019 Pompeo meeting with Merkel cancelled over 'pressing issues' The U.S. State Department says a planned meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chancellor Angela Merkel has been canceled.
May 5, 2019 Pompeo warns Russia against 'messing around with Venezuela' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had strict words on Sunday for Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regarding Venezuela – a day before the two are scheduled to meet to discuss, among other things, the continuing political crisis in the South American nation.
April 30, 2019 Maduro was 'ready' to leave Venezuela before Russia convinced him to stay, Pompeo tells ӣƵ The U.S. has learned Venezuela's disputed president, Nicolas Maduro, was "ready" to leave the country amid protest violence and calls for his ouster -- until Russia convinced him to stay, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told ӣƵ on Tuesday night.
April 30, 2019 Trump administration declares support for Venezuela uprising against Maduro: 'We are with you!' The Trump administration voiced full support Tuesday for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as he led a contingent of heavily armed troops into the streets of Caracas amid a call for the military to rise up and oust the South American nation’s disputed president, Nicolás Maduro.
April 11, 2019 John Kerry clashes with Rep. Thomas Massie on his college degree, climate change: ‘Are you serious?’ Former Secretary of State John Kerry clashed with Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., on Tuesday.