Tag: Mike Pompeo
Pompeo threatens China, Russia with sanctions if they sell arms to Iran
The United States will sanction China and Russia if they sell arms to Iran, said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday.
“We’re going to go after every violation that we can muster the...
Should Jews be angry about Pompeo’s speech from Jerusalem?
Republicans did their best last week to highlight the presence of a pair of anti-Israel figures at the Democratic National Convention. But in a stroke of irony, this week the Democrats are, among other...
Democrats point to controversial nature of Pompeo’s RNC speech on site from Jerusalem
Democrats expressed concern over the decision by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to address the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night while on a diplomatic trip abroad. He is currently in Jerusalem after...
Sudan minister to Pompeo: No mandate yet to begin normalization with Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Sudan on Tuesday, where he urged its leaders to normalize relations with Israel. The transitional government responded by saying that it does not have the mandate to make a...
From Israel, Pompeo heads to Sudan via ‘first official direct flight’ between countries
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo set out from Israel to Sudan on Tuesday via what he said was the first official direct flight between the countries.
“Happy to announce that we are on the...
Pompeo meets UK foreign secretary in Jerusalem
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met on Monday with Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Dominic Raab in Jerusalem.
The two discussed the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace proposal, according to a U.S. State Department...
Pompeo lands in Israel on first leg of Mideast trip to Sudan, Bahrain, UAE
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Israel on Monday morning as part of a region-wide trip that includes visits to Sudan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
“Looking forward to speaking with leaders...
Pompeo: US to present UN resolution to extend arms embargo on Iran
The United States will present a resolution at the U.N. Security Council next week to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran, announced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday.
“Of course, the conflict...
Pompeo: It’s Israel’s decision whether to move ahead with sovereignty plan
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that it was up to Israel whether or not to extend sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria.
Speaking shortly after the United Nations and Arab...
Report: US administration to hold ‘dramatic’ meeting on Israel’s sovereignty bid
Senior U.S. administration officials will hold a meeting this week on whether or not to give the green light to the Israeli government to apply sovereignty in the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea...