January 3, 2020 Iran vows 'harsh retaliation' after US airstrike kills Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday warned that a "harsh retaliation is waiting" for the U.S. after an airstrike on an airport in Baghdad killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force.
January 3, 2020 Dan Hoffman: Strike on Qassem Soleimani was 'best way to counter' Iranian aggression Thursday evening's airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani -- the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force -- was the "best way" for the U.S. to counter Iranian aggression, former CIA Station Chief Daniel Hoffman said Friday.
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.