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Pompeo’s Support for Rioters Denounced

EghtesadOnline: A senior diplomat denounced US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ’s backing for rioters who took advantage of protests over gasoline price hike in Iran over the past few days, saying the US is not sympathetic toward the Iranian people but supports the spread of chaos.
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Publish Date:23/November/2019 | 24:43

Turkish Sources: CIA Chief to Visit, Discuss Security Issues

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo will visit Turkey on Thursday in his first overseas visit to discuss security issues, including Turkey's fight against a movement led by a U.S.-based cleric accused of orchestrating the failed military coup, Turkish officials said.
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Publish Date:08/February/2017 | 08:16

US Woos Iran With Carrot-and-Stick Approach

EghtesadOnline: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged that Iran is an “active threat” to American interests due to its activities in the Middle East, but the White House would “of course” welcome the opportunity to negotiate with Tehran.
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Publish Date:13/May/2019 | 13:32

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo meets troops and officials in Iraq

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met American troops and political leaders in Iraq on Wednesday to reassure them about a U.S. military withdrawal from Syria and warn that Washington’s arch-foe Iran remains a regional security threat.
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Publish Date:09/January/2019 | 13:51

US Backing Down From Cutting Iran’s SWIFT Access

EghtesadOnline: Senior US State Department officials working on the Iran issue are said to have convinced Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to permit Iran to remain connected to the international banking system as part of the Trump administrations' concessions to Iran.
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Publish Date:03/November/2018 | 06:27

US Studying Potential Iran Sanction Waivers

EghtesadOnline: The United States is still studying possible waivers of sanctions against countries or businesses that continue commerce with Iran after Nov. 4, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.
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Publish Date:16/September/2018 | 05:19

U.S. launches campaign to erode support for Iran's leaders

EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its nuclear program and its support of militant groups, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.
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Publish Date:22/July/2018 | 24:54

US Will Consider Iran Oil Waivers

EghtesadOnline: 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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Publish Date:14/July/2018 | 13:04

Pompeo warns Iran on nuclear arms; hopes military force will never be needed

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday warned Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons, saying it would face the “wrath of the entire world” if it did so, but added that he hoped it would never be necessary for the United States to take military action against the country.
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Publish Date:23/June/2018 | 14:35

German Companies Seek Ways to Keep Doing Business With Iran

EghtesadOnline: Germany’s small-to-medium-sized firms, or Mittelstand, are scrambling to work out how to maintain business in Iran after a meeting between Germany’s foreign minister and his US counterpart dashed any hopes of a breakthrough on the nuclear accord.
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Publish Date:26/May/2018 | 09:33

Syria says Iranian withdrawal not up for discussion: report

EghtesadOnline: The withdrawal of Iranian forces is not up for discussion, the Syrian deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday, after Washington demanded they pull out of Syria’s conflict.
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Publish Date:23/May/2018 | 11:01

Iran slams U.S. sanctions push, Syria rejects idea of Iranian withdrawal

EghtesadOnline: Iran on Wednesday kept up a drumbeat of opposition to U.S. demands for sweeping change in its foreign policy and nuclear program, and Tehran’s ally Damascus dismissed out of hand a U.S. call for a withdrawal of Iranian forces from Syria.
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Publish Date:23/May/2018 | 10:50

U.S. toughens stance on Iran, lists sweeping demands

EghtesadOnline: The United States on Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes — from dropping its nuclear program to pulling out of the Syrian civil war — or face severe economic sanctions as the Trump administration hardened its approach to Tehran.
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Publish Date:22/May/2018 | 07:21

Pompeo reaches out to European counterparts amid Iran tensions

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to German, French and British counterparts in recent days to discuss cooperation over Iran, a State Department spokeswoman said on Monday a week after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
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Publish Date:15/May/2018 | 05:37

Rhetoric over U.S. exit from Iran deal rises amid threat of sanctions

EghtesadOnline: The United States threatened on Sunday to impose sanctions on European companies that do business with Iran, as the remaining participants in the Iran nuclear accord stiffened their resolve to keep that agreement operational.
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Publish Date:14/May/2018 | 06:37

Iran blasts US spy chief's meddling remarks

EghtesadOnline: Spokesman for Iranian Foreign Ministry described the anti-Iran charges made by the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as 'inexcusable and inappropriate'.
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Publish Date:31/January/2018 | 10:10