Mike Pompeo
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Japan opposes joining US-proposed coalition in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Japan has voiced opposition to sending troops to the Strait of Hormuz as part of US-proposed coalition to patrol the Middle East region’s waterways, according to reports.
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Pompeo says he would go to Tehran to take message to Iranians
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would be willing to travel to Tehran to address the Iranian people about the foreign policy of Trump administration.
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China strongly opposes US sanctions on Chinese firm over Iran oil
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it strongly opposes US sanctions on a Chinese energy firm for allegedly violating restrictions imposed on Iran’s oil sector.
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VIDEO: FM Zarif’s full interview with NBC
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who is now in New York to attend a United Nations meeting has held an interview with NBC where he talked about various topics, including prospects of negotiations between Iran and the United States.
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Trump claims US does not seek regime change in Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday a lot of progress had been made with Iran and that he was not looking for regime change in Iran.
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Rejection of MNA request, clear manifestation of Pompeo’s lies
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling for an interview with Iranian media outlets while he had earlier rejected the request for an interview with Mehr News Agency (MNA).
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US' limitations on Zarif in NY won't affect his work plan: FM spox
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Following the imposition of restrictions on Foreign Minister Zarif's commutes in New York by the US administration, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said such measures will not affect the minister's work plan.
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
Pompeo knows the real meaning of “disinformation”
TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State has turned into a symbol of the failure of US foreign policy and in particular, that of Trump’s administration.
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By: Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh
When a businessman is US President
TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Donald Trump, the 45th US President, is not the first US President who is a businessman but for sure he is the first one who is more a businessman than a man of policy.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Trump’s new deal: exchanging Bolton and Pompeo with Esper
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – It seems that the power game in the White House has become more complicated than ever. The United States President Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper as his next Defense Secretary.
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Trump's willingness to talk with Iran is 'not serious': Robert Hunter
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Robert E. Hunter, the former US ambassador to NATO, says Trump's willingness to talk with Iranian authorities is “Not a serious proposal.”
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VIDEO: Iranian opposition groups seeking regime change are disappointed
TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Medea Benjamin, leader of the Code Pink movement, says since the US sanctions have failed to bring regime change in Iran most opposition groups such as MEK are now advocating direct US intervention in the country. Now, she says, the opposition groups are getting disappointed as they notice the differences between President Trump and some members of his administration for direct intervention in Iran.
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By: Yuram Abdullah Weiler
Pompeo’s plot: US stages Gulf of Tonkin revival in Gulf of Oman
TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – “It is the assessment of the United States government that Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today,” said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Russia warns US on sending troops to ME
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Russia told the United States on Tuesday that it should drop what it called provocative plans to deploy more troops to the Middle East or risk war with Iran.
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New Zealand condemns attacks on oil tankers in Oman Sea
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – New Zealand has condemned the "provocative" attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and expressed "on-going and deep concern", but stopped short of blaming Iran.
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Japanese Gov. expresses concern over US sending additional troops to ME
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – The Japanese government expressed concern on Tuesday over the United States’ plans to deploy additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East following the recent attacks on oil tankers in the Sea of Oman.
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Mike Pompeo reiterates claim US not seeking war with Iran
TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – After repeating false claims on Iran's role in the oil tanker attacks in the Sea of Oman, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sun. that Washington does not want to go to war with Tehran.
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Japan rejects US claim that Iran attacked oil tankers
TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – The Japanese government is not convinced by the US claim that Iran is to be blamed for the attacks on two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, government sources said Sunday.
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Tanker attacks in Sea of Oman go with US sanctions: Larijani
TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – The suspicious moves against oil tankers in Sea of Oman go along with the US economic sanctions on Iran, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Sunday.
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
The White House promotional campaign against Iran is defeated
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – The United States Secretary of State, who is one of the symbols of assassination, violence, killing and disregard for international law, has accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of recent attacks in the Oman Sea. This charge comes from Mike Pompeo to Iran, the nature of the Trump government has long been outlined for the world's public opinion!
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By: Martin Love
Nothing so dangerous as a wounded beast backed into a corner by itself
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Trump’s foreign policy slant in the past year has gone so far off the rails touting the demands of right-wing Zionists and their supporters both in Israel and the US that the US is rarely seen as anything but a dangerous, rogue element across the world stirring up enmity and harm.
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FM spox:
Suspicious nature of tanker attacks 'not funny, but alarming'
TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi has rejected US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's anti-Iran accusations, saying the suspicious nature of the recent attacks on two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman is "not funny or ridiculous but alarming."
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War and talks don’t go together: Zarif
TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned US ‘economic terrorism’ against the Iranian nation, highlighting that war and talks don’t go together.
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Dialogue, consultation only way out to resolve Iranian nuclear issue: China
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – A Chinese foreign ministry's spokesperson stressed Mon. that confrontation is not the way out and dialogue and consultation is the only the correct way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.
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By: Payman Yazdani
US tactic to affect other JCPOA signatories coop. with Iran
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – The US recent call on Iran to ratify FATF-related treaties is the White House's new tactic to affect other JCPOA signatories' cooperation with Iran.
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US implores Iran to hold negotiations: Judiciary chief
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says that the US administration is begging for negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran as a result of Iran’s policy of resistance against the sanctions.
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Pompeo calls on Iran to ratify FATF treaties ‘without delay’
TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – US Secretary of States Mike Pompeo has called on Iran to ratify the two controversial FATF-related treaties “without delay” and “without reservation.”
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Iran calls on US to change general approach instead of ‘word-play’
TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – In reaction to US secretary of state’s offer for talks with Iran without preconditions, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Tehran wants US to change its ‘general approach’ and to translate words into action.
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US Pompeo retreats, offers talks with Iran with no preconditions
TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration is willing to talk with Iran 'with no preconditions,' but he says the United States will continue its campaign of pressure against the Islamic Republic.
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US switched from ‘good/bad cop’ to another tactic: adviser
TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Cultural Adviser to the Iranian President Hesamoddin Ashna said that the old ‘good/bad cop’ routine of the United States has been replaced by another routine regarding its approaches toward Iran.