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August 19, 2019

Mike Pompeo: Hong Kong pro-democracy movement seeking liberty and freedom

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told “The Story” Monday night that Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest movement is simply seeking liberty and freedom.

July 20, 2019

Pompeo says ‘no indications’ that Iran is changing its ‘malign behavior’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday that there are “no indications” that Iran is willing to change its “malign behavior” -- as the Iranian regime continues to act aggressively on the world stage.

July 1, 2019

White House: 'Little doubt' Iran was enriching uranium under Obama administration's watch

In a terse statement Monday, the White House said Iran's effective acknowledgement that it was violating the terms of the 2015 multinational nuclear accord should have been foreseeable to the Obama administration "even before the deal's existence."

June 26, 2019

US, India 'working together' amid Iran crisis, despite trade tensions

Despite growing disagreements over trade and tariffs, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss international cooperation amid the Iran crisis.

June 4, 2019

China chides Mike Pompeo after he calls on them to reveal Tiananmen Square death toll

China admonished comments made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protest, saying Tuesday the top U.S. diplomat spoke "out of prejudice and arrogance."

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.