Mike Pompeo

US rescinds Trump claim that UN sanctions reimposed on Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The United States on Thursday told the United Nations Security Council it was rescinding a Trump administration assertion that all UN sanctions had been reimposed on Iran in September.
2021-02-19 12:29
Those hoping to bring Iran to its knees ‘now gone’: UN envoy

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi referred to the failed ‘maximum pressure’ policy, saying that the era of those who wanted to make Iran give in to their wishes is over.
2021-01-21 10:03
Zarif:

'Trump, Pompeo relegated to dustbin of history in disgrace'

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reacted to the end of Donald Trump’s tenure as the US president, saying the hawkish president and his administration are relegated to the dustbin of the history in disgrace.
2021-01-21 00:00
Trump diplomatic vandalism stems a broken institutional trend

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the diplomatic vandalism of former US President Donald Trump and his administration stemmed partly from a broken institutional process.
2021-01-20 22:36
China imposes sanctions on Trump Administration figures

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Chinese Foreign Ministry has released a sanctions list that includes many members of the now-former Trump administration was released shortly after the new US president, Joe Biden, was sworn in.
2021-01-20 22:29
CIA chief Gina Haspel resigns ahead of Biden inauguration

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The Director of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Gina Haspel, who had been appointed by US President Trump in 2018, announced her resignation late on Tuesday, a day before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated.
2021-01-20 09:56
Ilhan Omar:

Anti-human sanctions deprived, killed thousands amid pandemic

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Muslim US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has deplored Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for lobbying sanctions that deprived the Iranian nation of medical supplies amid pandemic.
2021-01-20 09:06
Iran sanctions some US officials, including Trump

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the Islamic Republic has imposed sanctions on senior US officials including Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo on Tuesday.
2021-01-19 20:53
Pompeo accused Iran to gain Zionists support in 2024 election

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The allegation by US officials accusing Iran of support for al-Qaeda has no purpose except for appeasing the Zionist Regime and gaining support for the 2024 US election, said Pakistani Prime Minister.
2021-01-16 14:39
US imposes new sanctions on Iran's metal industry

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The Trump administration on Friday announced additional sanctions on Iran's conventional arms and to the metals industry in its last days.
2021-01-16 08:17
Outgoing US regime imposes new sanctions against Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – In its final days in power, the hawkish administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions on Iranian entities.
2021-01-15 20:00
Al Qaeda established, backed by US: Damascus

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Syrian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the US’ accusations against Iran over supporting Al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
2021-01-14 16:39
Venezuela condemns US policy of seizing fuel shipments

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Condemning America’s top diplomat Tuesday of boasting about stealing millions of dollars belonging to people, Venezuela's foreign minister said that US Secretary of State Pompeo will face justice for such “criminal” activity.
2021-01-13 11:29
Russia calls Pompeo's accusation against Iran baseless

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Russia's foreign ministry has called the US Secretary of State's new accusations against Iran baseless.
2021-01-13 11:15
Pompeo humiliated by Luxembourg, EU in final Europe trip

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled his Europe trip at the last minute Tuesday after Luxembourg’s FM and top European Union officials declined to meet with him, European and US diplomats familiar with the matter said.
2021-01-13 08:50
Iran has a clear track record against al-Qaeda terrorism: FM

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman reacted to Trump Administration Secretary of State's baseless allegations about Iran's link to al-Qaeda, emphasizing that Iran has a clear track record against al-Qaeda terrorism.
2021-01-12 23:44
Zarif reacts to Pompeo's claims on Iran's link to Al-Qaeda

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister reacted to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's baseless claims regarding Iran's link to Al-Qaeda.
2021-01-12 19:56
'Designating Houthis as terrorists big mistake'

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – While the Trump administration is to designate Yemen's Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, former US Ambassador to Yemen, Gerald Feierstein, calls the decision "a big mistake".
2021-01-12 15:27
Biden urged to revise US terrorist designation of Ansarullah

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory W. Meeks called on next US President Joe Biden to overturn the Trump administration’s decision on the designation of Yemeni Ansarullah as a terrorist organization.
2021-01-12 11:41
Trump Admin. to designate Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Trump administration will place Cuba back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, reversing an Obama-era decision and making it harder for President-elect Joe Biden to quickly revive diplomatic ties with Havana.
2021-01-11 20:53
Iran victim of chemical weapons

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – In a tweet on Mon. the Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov reminded US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Iran is a victim of chemical weapons.
2021-01-11 19:11
Pompeo accuses Iran of violating Chemical Weapons Convention

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took a hostile stance against Iran, accusing it of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention.
2021-01-11 15:00
US to designate Ansarullah of Yemen a foreign terrorist group

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The US Department of State claims in a statement to Congress that the Yemeni Ansarullah resistance movement is a "foreign terrorist organization."
2021-01-11 09:29
US lifts restrictions on official ties with Taiwan

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the lifting of “self-imposed” restrictions on US-Taiwan ties.
2021-01-10 08:47
Pompeo reacts to Parliament's plan to expel IAEA inspectors

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – In reaction to the Iranian Parliament's plan to expel IAEA inspectors if sanctions are not lifted, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement, accusing Iran to nuclear brinksmanship.
2021-01-10 08:40
Khatibzadeh to Pompeo:

World has refused to be held hostage to US bullying

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman pointed to four years of “Maximum Failure” of Trump administration and said that people are not naïve and the world has refused to be held hostage to your bullying.
2020-12-30 22:20
Rouhani:

Soleimani a ‘national hero, source of pride for all Muslims'

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the martyred Iranian commander, Lt. General Ghasem Soleimani, was a role model for both the Iranian nation and all the freedom-seeking people of the world.
2020-12-30 11:07
FM Zarif:

US responsible for consequences of any adventurism in region

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif referred to the suspicious moves of the US in the Persian Gulf, saying Washington would be responsible for the consequences of any adventurism in the region.
2020-12-30 08:31
Iran rejects any attack on diplomatic missions: FM spox

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly turns down any attack on diplomatic missions.
2020-12-21 20:00
Iran FM spox:

Timing of US embassy rocket attack, Pompeo claim suspicious

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman denounced the rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad, noting that, however, the timing of the attack and the US’ immediate claims seems suspicious.
2020-12-21 11:46