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U.S. State Department Says Extra Deployment in Saudi Is Against Attacks by Iran Written by  Shahriar Kia  on  12 October 2019 . It was announced that the US is deploying more troops to Saudi Arabia. It is said that the deployments reinforce efforts to defend Saudi against the Iranian regime. "Today the Defense Department announced the deployment of additional U.S. forces to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Secretary Pompeo and Secretary Esper have had many talks with the Saudis … The product of these bilateral talks is the announcement today that an additional 3000 forces will flow to Saudi Arabia." U.S. State Department Spokesperson Brian Hook said in a news brief, adding that the deployment is to protect US interests against attacks by Iran. "The troops that we are sending into Saudi and the enhanced assets our defensive. They are there to defend our interests and to help Saudi defend itself. We are not looking for conflict in the Middle East. We have had plent...

Pompeo Blames Iran's Regime for Oil Attack, Calling It an 'Act of War' Written by  Shamsi Saadati  on  23 September 2019 . United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday insisted Iran's regime was definitively to blame for  attacks on Saudi oil production facilities  for which Tehran-backed Houthi rebels have taken credit. The attacks, which hit an oilfield and a production facility, "could not have come from the Houthis. It’s crazy for anyone to assert that they did," Secretary Pompeo said on CBS’s "Face the Nation." "This was an act of war. ... This was a state-on-state act of war." Host Margaret Brennan noted that the Iranian regime's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has forcefully denied Tehran's responsibility for the attacks, but Pompeo countered that “there’s already ample evidence” Zarif is lying. “I don’t know why anyone listens to the Iranian foreign minister,” Secretary Pompeo added. “It’s benea...

Michael Pompeo: Trump administration pressure is weakening Iran’s regime President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on July 16, 2019. Michael R. Pompeo   Opinion contributor Published 7:09 PM EDT Aug 6, 2019 The Trump administration has implemented an unprecedented pressure campaign on Iran’s leaders with two objectives: First, to deprive the Iranian regime of the money it needs to support its destabilizing activities. Second, to force Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the negotiating table to conclude a comprehensive and enduring deal. The comprehensive deal we seek with the Iranian regime should address four key areas: its nuclear program, its ballistic missile development and proliferation, its support for terrorist groups and proxies, and its treatment and illegal detention of U.S. citizens. Before we reimposed sanctions and accelerated our pressure campaign, Iran was increasing its malign activity, even under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac...

Ministry of Intelligence's "head of hangman" concern over the collapse of the regime's foreign showcase by Bahar Mehr 03 Aug 2019 Saeed Hajjarian: Suspending Iran's UN mission may be the next decision by the US government. Hijarian wrote in the Iranian newspaper: "On the issue of the boycott of the Iranian Foreign Minister, instead of inanimate and purely propaganda arguments, measures should be taken to invite Mohammad Javad Zarif as a peacemaker and a symbol of repeated UN negotiations and to invite more Americans to the United States. finally, thought's Pompeo, Bolton, and Trump go to the sidelines.  "For this purpose, we need strong negotiations with Mr. Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, and the current US government may move to suspend the Iranian representative office in the next step." The common concern for Zarif and the closing of negotiations with the regime is that delicate listing is a huge blow to the regime...

Pompeo Says U.S. Will Keep Strait Of Hormuz Open U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking at the Economic Club of Washington July 30, 2019  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reiterated that his country will keep the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf open to maritime traffic, amid high tensions with the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a talk at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. on July 29, Pompeo responded to a question about the U.S. commitment to keep the vital waterway open at any cost militarily, saying, “We are gonna keep it open”, adding, “We are going to build up a maritime security plan. Countries from all across the world who have a vested interest in keeping those waterways open will participate”. Iran began threatening oil shipping in the Persian Gulf region after the U.S. strengthened its sanctions on Iranian oil exports in May. Multiple tankers were attacked in mysterious circumstances in May and June. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia blamed Teh...