Mike Pompeo

Erdogan says he won't meet with Pence and Pompeo

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told that he will not meet with Vice President Mike Pence, who is currently leading a delegation with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Turkey to discuss a ceasefire in northern Syria.
2019-10-16 16:06
Pentagon confirms new military deployments to Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Washington announced that it will deploy more US troops to Saudi Arabia with the excuse of confronting Iran while President Trump said that Saudis will pay for this deployment.
2019-10-12 11:12
Pompeo pressures Italy to ban Iran's Mahan Airlines

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Italy to ban Iran’s Mahan Airlines, pressuring Italian officials into complying with Washington’s sanctions on Iran.
2019-10-04 10:48
VIDEO: Italian woman gives Pompeo big block of parmesan

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was handed parmesan cheese on Tuesday by Italian journalist during a press conference in Rome with Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte as an apparent appeal against Trump's administration putting tariffs on the famed Italian cheese.
2019-10-02 12:15
By: Saeed Sobhani

US president cannot escape his responsibility

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The President of the United States of America is in a very difficult situation. Although some US media outlets are trying to portray John Bolton's expulsion from the White House as a clever response from Donald Trump, we must not forget that the American president is also responsible for what happened to his country's foreign policy in the last two years! Even Trump has primary responsibility for this.
2019-10-02 09:49
By: Farid Haeri

Will “O’Brien” continue to serve as Trump’s National Security Adviser?

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Following Bolton’s dismissal, Donald Trump appointed Robert O’Brien as the new White House National Security Adviser out of five proposed options.
2019-09-29 16:49
New US-sanctions on Chinese entities over Iranian oil

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – The United States is imposing sanctions on certain Chinese entities for knowingly transferring oil from Iran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday in what he called fresh actions to intensify pressure on Iran.
2019-09-25 20:19
Iran to list 'United Against Nuclear Iran' as a terrorist group: FM spokesman

TEHRAN, Sep. 24(MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said Tues. that the US-based 'United Against Nuclear Iran' will be added to list of terrorist groups soon.
2019-09-24 21:51
FM spox slams Pompeo's remarks on Zarif as 'childish'

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has reacted to the call by US secretary of state on the US media not to interview with the Iranian diplomat.
2019-09-24 09:04
Macron advises caution against blame over Aramco attack

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron said that caution was needed in apportioning blame for the attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco.
2019-09-23 20:00
Zarif says Pompeo "has it the other way around"

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – "It's not Iran that wishes to fight to the last American; rather, it is Pompeo's B-Team hosts who seem to wish to fight Iran to the last American," Zarif addressed US Secretary of State Pompeo in a tweet on Friday.
2019-09-20 16:37
Pompeo trying to delay visas for Iran delegation by self-arrogated designation

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is trying to delay issuing visas for the Iranian delegation to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly by “self-arrogated designation”.
2019-09-19 17:28
Result of any aggression on Iran will be ‘all-out war’, warns Zarif

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned that the consequences of any US or Saudi military strike on Iran would be an “all-out war”.
2019-09-19 15:51
Iran never confuse Bolton's firing with change of course in Trump's foreign policy towards Iran: Entessar

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Nader Entessar, Professor Emeritus of Political Science from University of South Alabama says that Bolton's firing was due primarily to personality conflicts in the upper-echelon of Trump's foreign policy team and had very little to do with policy differences toward Iran.
2019-09-17 15:12
By: Hossein Askari

Who’s the Terrorist Now — MBS or the Houthis?

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) –The recent drone attack on Saudi oil facilities, attributed to and acknowledged by the Houthis, has brought out the same accusations as usual from MBS, Trump and Pompeo.
2019-09-15 14:14
Blaming Iran won't end disaster, says Zarif to Pompeo

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – "Blaming Iran won't end disaster," said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in reaction to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's accusing of Iran of having been behind the Yemeni drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
2019-09-15 13:57
US ‘maximum pressure’ turned into ‘maximum deceit’: FM spokesman

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has reacted to US’s baseless accusations against Iran regarding Saturday’s attacks at Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities.
2019-09-15 12:00
BY: Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

‘With or without Bolton’ that is not the question

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The US National Security Adviser, John Bolton, was forced out from the White House last Tuesday due to, as believed, his different stances from those of Trump on issues such as the US foreign policies towards specific countries including Iran.
2019-09-14 14:32
Reactions to Bolton’s ousting in US

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump abruptly fired his national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday and this led to many reactions inside the US.
2019-09-11 14:17
Zarif calls into question Mike Pompeo's recent anti-Iran claims

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again criticized the US warmongering policies in the region in response to recent anti-Iran remarks by the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
2019-09-07 21:10
Iran to sell oil to any and all buyers: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has praised Iran's achievements despite the US sanctions, saying the country will continue selling oil as usual.
2019-08-31 21:55
By: Farid Haeri

Solution to providing sustainable security in Persian Gulf: transition from coalition logic

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – The security of the Persian Gulf region is provided in sustainable form only when solutions to the logic of play with zero algebraic output are put aside.
2019-08-31 13:57
Indonesian Ambassador:

Indonesia interested in exchanging information, defense equipment with Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Indonesian Ambassador Octavino Alimudin in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency said Indonesia is interested in exchanging information and defense equipment with Iran to fight terrorism.
2019-08-24 17:46
US asks 60 nations to join coalition in Hormuz Strait, but only UK agrees

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – While the United Kingdom has so far been the only country to joint the US-led coalition in the Strait of Hormuz, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that the US has asked more than sixty nations to join the coalition.
2019-08-06 18:44
Sanction on Zarif not action of responsible adult

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – John Limbert, the former US State Department diplomat believes that US sanction on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is not action of a responsible adult.
2019-08-06 16:48
By M.A. Saki

Zarif’s intelligence cannot be sanctioned

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – In line with its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, the US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
2019-08-03 15:16
Iran condemns US’ unilateral sanctions against Russia

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi has denounced the latest case of US's economic terrorism against Russia.
2019-08-03 08:57
Zarif to Pompeo:

Accept interview with Iranian reporters instead of hypocritical gesture

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claim on his readiness to visit Tehran and speaking to Iranian people.
2019-07-31 22:13
Iranian university prof. announces readiness for conversation with Pompeo

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Dr. Mohammad Marandi, a professor at University of Tehran, in a Tuesday Tweet, announced his readiness for having an interview in conversation form with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, urging the American official to accept his offer.
2019-07-31 15:26
Iran ready to send PressTV’s Hashemi to hold interview with Pompeo: Spokesman

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iranian cabinet Spokesman Ali Rabiei said that Tehran is ready to dispatch PressTV’s journalist Marzieh Hashemi to the United States to hold an interview with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
2019-07-28 14:22