Mike Pompeo
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Who is Brian Hook?
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – On the eve of the 65 anniversary of the coup against the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mossadeq, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named senior policy adviser Brian Hook as Washington’s special representative for Iran.
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FM spox:
US 'Iran Action Group' runs counter to intl. law
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi said Mon. that the formation of ‘Iran Action Group’ by the United States follows Washington’s hostile policies toward Iran and runs counter to international law.
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Minority MPs reject Pompeo’s anti-Iran remarks
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian religious minority lawmakers in a statement have rejected the recent remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the violation of their rights in Iran, saying Pompeo’s remarks follow anti-Iran goals.
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By: Hanif Ghafari
Trump's despair against Iran's power
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump and his Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo have recently called for talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Even Trump took a step further and spoke with Iran on "negotiation without preconditions". Recent Trump positions and US officials about Iran have been addressed by many international analysts. Many analysts believe that Trump does not have the power to confront "powerful Iran."
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Richard Nephew:
Trump thinks meeting with Rouhani can solve all US problems with Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that Trump believes that “if he met with Rouhani, he could solve all US problems with Iran.”
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US fears for costs of war against Iran: senior MP
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Iranian MP Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh told Mehr News correspondent that US leaders do not have a specific strategy for war against Iran since they know that Iran differs from other countries and they fear for costs of this war.
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Zarif says no plans to meet Pompeo in Singapore
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that he has no plans for meeting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sideline of ASEAN meeting currently underway in Singapore.
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North Korean FM slated for official visit to Iran: Kyodo
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Tokyo-based news agency Kyodo reported Thu. that North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho is expected to make an official visit to Iran after the ASEAN meeting hosted by Singapore.
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Turkish, US top diplomats talk over phone
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) –Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has spoken with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over the phone, according to a Turkish diplomatic source on Saturday.
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Turkey to stand its ground faced with US sanctions: Erdoğan
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey will stand its ground after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap sanctions on Ankara if it does not free an American pastor.
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Ghasemi:
Iran slams US secretary of state’s anti-Iran remarks
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said that following US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's meddlesome remarks and unfounded claims, Iran has officially objected to these actions via a letter to the Swiss embassy in Tehran.
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Rouhani:
US baseless threats not worthy of response
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that empty and baseless threats uttered by some American rulers are not worthy of response, adding, “we must respond to them in action.”
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ICJ warns US of any new move against Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – The President of International Court of Justice has sent a letter to the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calling on the US to avoid taking any further actions regarding anti-Iran sanctions.
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By: Martin Love
A litmus test of sanity: the fate of Iran and Assange both
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Americans are mostly a parochial, unsophisticated people. A clear majority have never traveled abroad. Almost 70 percent of Americans don’t even have and never have had passports, and even for those that do their passports largely go unstamped by a foreign country.
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FM spox:
Iranian nation to give unanimous response to US intervention
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi condemned recent US Secretary of States’ remarks on Iran’s leaders and said that Iranian people will answer interventionist moves of US politicians with an unprecedented unity.
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Iranian netizens urge Pompeo to stop meddling in Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Iranian social media activists have launched a Twitter and Instagram hashtag calling on American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iran.
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By Mohamad Ghaderi
Europe keeps playing on US ground
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Europe’s package of proposals which was recently offered Iran had raised concerns and complaints among our country’s officials, including the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
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Lavrov, Pompeo discuss Syria by phone
MOSCOW, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed over phone cooperation in solving the crisis in Syria.
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Iran to sign friendship agreement with Asean: Singapore amb.
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The non-resident Singapore ambassador to Iran told Bloomberg Fri. that Iran will sign a cooperation treaty with Southeast Asia at an upcoming meeting.
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Mogherini says not surprised by US response
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said that a letter by Pompeo and Mnuchin indicated nothing new about US policies against Iran.
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By: Ebrahim Fallahi
US ‘zero Iranian oil’ plan: A dream that never comes true
TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – US has recently claimed that it wants to wipe all the Iranian oil from the global market to reduce the Islamic country’s oil revenues to zero, a plan which seems rather like a ‘Trump fantasy’ than a well-thought government-level program.
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By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
After 17 years of ‘wasted effort’ in Afghanistan, no lessons learnt by US
TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – After nearly 17 years of war, chaos, mayhem, misery, death and destruction, the United States is seeking peace negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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FM spox rejects Pompeo’s accusations against Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, rejected the anti-Iranian claims of US Secretary of State Pompeo in UAE.
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Oil falls after US softens stance on Iranian sanction waivers
TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Oil prices fell on Wednesday, with Brent dropping by more than $1, after the United States said it would consider requests for waivers from sanctions due to snap back into place on Iranian crude exports, Reuters news agency reported.
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Pompeo:
US to consider requests for waivers from Iran oil sanctions
TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – The United States will consider requests from some countries to be exempted from sanctions it will put in effect in November to prevent Iran from exporting oil, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.
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By: M. A. Saki
Blaming Iran for Yemenis' sufferings laughable
TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, claimed on June 28 that Iran is “prolonging suffering of the Yemeni people” by supporting Houthi rebels.
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FM spox:
Pompeo’s lies about Iran won't cover up US’ destabilizing role in ME
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the US Secretary of State’s latest anti-Iran remarks are groundless claims that cannot conceal Washington’s destructive role in the region.
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US policy of pressure, sanctions doomed to failure: Iran FM spox
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – In reaction to remarks by American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has said that US policy of exerting pressure and imposing sanctions is doomed to failure.
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FM Zarif:
“Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones”
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Iranian foreign minister has lashed out at the adventurous foreign policy of the United States while facing a lot of internal problems, saying that it will only add to the suffering of the people of America.
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By: M. Javad Zarif
US Foreign Policy in Crisis
TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – In an article published early Thu., Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif outlined aspects of the current US foreign policy that are detrimental to the entire international community, and a list of rightful demands of the Iranian people from the US, in response to Mike Pompeo's 12 preconditions for Iran.