January 3, 2020 Pompeo on Qassem Soleimani strike: Iran now understands Trump will take 'decisive' action By ordering the airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, President Trump has demonstrated to Iran's leaders that he will take "swift, decisive" actions to protect Americans, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday on "Fox & Friends."
January 3, 2020 Ilhan Omar vows to stop Trump from creating 'distraction' war in Iran Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called on members of Congress late Thursday to join her in putting a stop to President Trump from starting war in Iran following the U.S. airstrike that killed the notorious Gen. Qassim Soleimani.
January 1, 2020 Pompeo postpones visit to Ukraine amid tension in Baghdad Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has postponed his trip to Ukraine in order to monitor the situation in Iraq that saw an orchestrated assault by pro-Iran militants on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
January 1, 2020 State Department spokeswoman pressed on whether Trump administration's Iran policy is working State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus insisted Wednesday that the Trump administration's policy toward Iran is working following the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad by pro-Iran militia members.Â
December 31, 2019 Progressive group under fire for taunting Trump by calling violent Baghdad protests his 'Benghazi' A progressive veterans PAC is under fire for a tweet suggesting hope that the violent protests that erupted at the US embassy on Baghdad would go down as President Trump's "Benghazi."
December 31, 2019 MSNBC's Joy Reid deletes tweet falsely suggesting Pompeo spoke to Russia's RT MSNBC host Joy Reid was under fire Tuesday over a tweet -- which she later deleted -- slamming Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for supposedly appearing on Russian state-run television.
December 31, 2019 US ambassador to South Korea defends 'offensive' mustache, says it's a break from military life The US ambassador to South Korea is in a hairy situation when it comes to maintaining diplomatic relations.
December 29, 2019 Pompeo not running for open Kansas Senate seat, WH adviser says Despite the rumors and urgings by fellow Republicans, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not run for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas, according to a senior White House adviser.
December 24, 2019 State Department stops sending explosive-detecting K-9's to Jordan, Egypt over dog deaths The U.S. will temporarily halt its practice of sending bomb detection dogs to Jordan and Egypt over concerns about poor treatment following the recent deaths of two dogs, the State Department said Monday.
December 23, 2019 US recalls ambassador to Zambia after he criticized jailing of gay couple: Report The United States has withdrawn its ambassador to the southern African nation of Zambia after he condemned the sentencing of a local gay couple to 15 years in prison, Reuters reported Monday.