Mike Pompeo

Americans deserve better than Trump: Amir-Abdollahian

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – A senior official at the Iranian Parliament, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said Wed. that American people deserve better politicians than their current president Donald Trump or his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
2019-03-06 12:12
Video: Part of Zarif's speech at Munich Security Conference

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday.
2019-02-17 20:39
Maj. Gen. Bagheri:

Iran's authority never to be affected by Warsaw Conf.

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said that anti-Iran conference in Warsaw will have no effect on Iran’s power.
2019-02-12 11:20
Warsaw conference already doomed to failure: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US-sponsored conference on the Middle East, which is set be hosted by Poland next week, is doomed to failure since its sponsors are retreating from their initial stance on the event.
2019-02-10 11:42
Twitter removes Leader’s tweet on Trump

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Twitter has, in a questionable move, removed one of the yesterday’s tweets of the Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's Arabic account which was aimed at US top officials, including its president Donald Trump.
2019-02-09 13:06
‘Death to America’ means death to Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said ‘Death to America’ means death to Trump, John Bolton, and Pompeo. It means death to American rulers who are currently these individuals.
2019-02-08 13:11
Falahatpisheh:

Warsaw anti-Iran Conference will bear no fruit

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iranian Parliament, Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh on Tue. said that anti-Iranian Conference in Warsaw, which is going to be held on Feb. 13, will bear no fruit.”
2019-02-05 17:17
By: Ruhollah Ghasemian

Pompeo’s pointless Mideast trip

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – These days, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to the Middle East and his meeting with his eight Arab counterparts have led some to think that Washington is planning to organize an Arab alliance against Iran and a war on Tehran will soon take shape in the region.
2019-01-20 13:24
By: Martin Love

It behooves largely Muslim lands to avoid becoming like Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MAN) – It’s possible that the US has set itself up for more failure, especially in the Middle East, even if there is no dominating internal “development” like economic or monetary collapse, and especially if the US resorts to more militancy. Meanwhile, it behooves Iran’s leaders to permit Iran’s people a louder voice in Iranian affairs of state and in the formulation of domestic mandates. Above all, Iran ought not to be or become like Saudi Arabia is as a Muslim country.
2019-01-19 15:51
Pompeo does not have right to interfere in Iran-Iraq ties

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo does not have the right to interfere in Iran-Iraq issues."
2019-01-17 13:54
US insisting on false claims over Iran missile program

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has repeated the unfounded claims on Iran’s missile program describing it as a threat to Europe and the Middle East.
2019-01-16 10:45
US needs to learn from its successive failures in region: Ghasemi

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – The spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi has condemned anti-Iran remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the UAE.
2019-01-14 21:33
Organizing anti-Iran conf. is a defeat for Europe: Falahatpisheh

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – The United States is trying to prove its dominance over Europe by organizing anti-Iran conference in Poland and this is certainly a defeat for European countries, said Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh.
2019-01-12 16:33
Zarif calls anti-Iran conf. in Poland a ‘desperate circus’

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif censured an anti-Iran conference which is going to be held in Poland by the United States, saying that it is a ‘desperate circus’ that will marginalize the participants.
2019-01-12 09:08
US suffering from chronic frustration, irritation

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has condemned the US Secretary State Mike Pompeo’s remarks against Iran by saying “the United States is suffering from chronic frustration and irritation.”
2019-01-11 16:30
Wherever US interferes, chaos follows: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has countered US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claims that "when America retreats, chaos often follows," saying actually the opposite is true.
2019-01-11 10:25
US replacing real FP with Iranophobia: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the change in the US foreign policy under the new leadership, saying that the country is substituting a real foreign policy with an Iran-obsessed and Iranophobic one.
2019-01-08 21:25
FM Zarif:

US in no position to lecture on UNSC Res. 2231

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed claims of the United States regarding Iran’s violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231, saying that Washington has already violated the document and it is in no position to lecture anyone on it.
2019-01-04 10:41
By: Martin Love

Trump may have begun a serious turn for the better in Middle East

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Rarely does a US President show common sense and a recognition of what is obvious. Donald Trump is indeed having some second thoughts about US foreign policy, and it is extremely welcome even if hopes for change prove erroneous.
2018-12-29 18:38
Zarif says asking US to be lawful is asking for impossible

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said asking the United States to be ‘lawful’ is asking for the impossible, so Iran just asks US to be ‘less lawless’.
2018-12-18 09:39
US and allies rely on defunct resolutions: Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to the “latest mockery” of the US Secretary of State regarding Iran’s ballistic missile activity.
2018-12-13 10:50
US pressuring Europe to impose sanctions on Iran over its defensive missiles

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – The United States is putting immense pressures on its European allies to impose tough new sanctions on Iran after it accused the Middle Eastern country of violating a UN resolution by pursuing a defensive missile program.
2018-12-03 20:32
Zarif highlights US hypocritical behavior towards UN resolution

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said US is falsely accusing Iran of violating UN Security Council 2231 resolution while it has earlier breached the same resolution.
2018-12-03 08:57
No UN resolution bans Iran missile program, tests

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said Iran's missile program has a defensive nature, and no UN Security Council resolution bans Iran from missile program or tests.
2018-12-02 11:10
Iran slams Pompeo's provocative statement in letter to UN

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iran has submitted a letter to the UN Secretary General in condemnation of the provocative statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in which "he openly threatened to starve Iranians."
2018-12-01 09:34
By: M.A. Saki

Pompeo and Bolton want to torture Iranian nation

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his special representative for Iran Brian Hook have claimed that humanitarian supplies such as food and medicine are exempted from sanctions against Iran.
2018-11-21 22:45
Iran’s UK envoy:

Iran has enough leverage to continue oil exports

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – In an interview with CNN, Iranian Ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad, said Iran now has a lot of alternatives to sell its oil seeing that other countries are not willing to comply with the US’ demands as they used to be in the past.
2018-11-14 10:27
Iran's Zarif says Pompeo must assume responsibility for what he says

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif responded to the US Secretary of States Mike Pompeo who had claimed that Iranian FM is spreading lies regarding sanctions on food and medicine, saying Pompeo "should either own what he says, or disown what US does. Can't have it both ways."
2018-11-13 09:53
Zarif condemns Pompeo’s anti-Iran threats

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's threatening remarks against Iranian people.
2018-11-10 20:27
US must be held accountable for crimes against humanity in Yemen, Iran: Zarif

TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif issues strong rebuke against Washington in reply on social media to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
2018-11-09 11:39