Mike Pompeo
The incident, which was broadcast by U.K.-based “Al-Araby Al-Jadeed,” came in response to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Israel and the Trump administration’s peace plan.
The letters come after International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda opened an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the 2014 Gaza war.
Discussing cooperation on the coronavirus front, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “we’ll certainly talk about the challenges the globe faces with COVID, Israeli technology, Israeli medical expertise—all the things that you and I and our teams can work on together.”
The move to ban the Iranian-backed Shi’ite terror group was more than a decade-long process in the famously bureaucratic Germany.
The visit would be the first by a senior U.S. foreign official since Israel closed its borders amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The embargo expires on Oct. 18, along with U.N. travel restrictions on Iranians associated with arms proliferation—the latter of which the letter also calls to be extended.
“We are concerned that the ban’s expiration will lead to more states buying and selling weapons to and from Iran,” stated a letter signed by at least 382 members.
The United States will “work closely” with Jerusalem, but ultimately, the decision will be made by the Israelis • P.A. leader Abbas: All agreements are off if Israel announces any annexation.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Iran “needs to be held accountable” for the launch, which was “not remotely consistent” with the 2015 Security Council resolution endorsing the Iran nuclear deal.
IRGC Navy warns U.S. against “adventurism and false and fake stories” with regard to Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman • U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls to extend the international arms embargo on Iran.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “trivializing” the injuries suffered by more than 100 U.S. service members in Iran’s strike on the Ain Al-Asad air base in retaliation for the U.S. killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
If the Democratic senators had the meeting, said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, “I hope they were reinforcing America’s foreign policy, not their own.”
