September 16, 2020 Pompeo on Iran: US will ‘do all the things we need to do’ to reimpose UN sanctions Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned that the U.S. will “do all the things we need to do” to ensure the snapback of U.N. sanctions on Iran -- even as the move appears not to have the support of allies at the Security Council.
September 13, 2020 Report: Pompeo's wife asked senior State Department staff for help with holiday cards Reports have emerged that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s wife asked if senior staff members at the State Department could work during the week of Christmas last year to help complete the family’s personal holiday cards.
September 13, 2020 David Wurmser: High-stakes Afghan-Taliban peace talks open as Trump seeks to halt ‘endless wars’ Exactly 19 years and one day after the 9/11 attacks masterminded by Afghanistan-based Al Qaeda terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people in the U.S., Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined representatives of the Taliban and the Afghan government in Qatar on Saturday to kick off peace talks.
September 12, 2020 James Carafano: In Afghan-Taliban peace talks, here’s message Pompeo needs to give Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Qatar Saturday for the opening of peace talks there between the Taliban and the Afghan government. Hopefully, the Taliban have figured out by now that these talks are not simply a face-saving exercise for the U.S. to exit South Asia. If they haven’t, Pompeo ought to make that crystal clear.
September 11, 2020 China slaps restrictions on US diplomats' movements as tensions grow China announced "reciprocal restrictions" on the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and across the country.
September 10, 2020 Pompeo says 'substantial chance' top Russian officials behind poisoning of Alexei Navalny Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday there is a “substantial chance” that top Russian officials were behind the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
September 10, 2020 Pompeo defends Trump plan for troop withdrawals, addresses Woodward book Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday night defended the Trump administration’s plans to partially draw down troop levels from Afghanistan and Iraq, saying the moves were possible because of the president's “effective counterterrorism strategy.”
September 2, 2020 Pompeo declares China to be greatest foreign power threat to US: 'It's not, frankly, a close call' China, not Russia, is the foreign power that represents the greatest threat to the United States, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told "Hannity" on Wednesday.
September 2, 2020 US sanctions International Criminal Court prosecutor over probe into American forces in Afghanistan Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced newly imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Wednesday, in response to her investigations into potential American war crimes conducted in Afghanistan.
September 2, 2020 Pompeo defends controversial RNC speech from Israel as ‘lawful’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters Wednesday that his speech to the Republican Nation Convention (RNC) last week was “lawful" despite an outcry from Democrats.