Real and imagined problems of the Middle Eastern arms trade
On the receiving end - Saudi Arabia, on the selling end - the US
Mike Pompeo
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U.S. ends waivers for nations in Iran nuclear deal
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States was ending waivers in its sanctions for nations that remain in the Iran nuclear accord "Today, I am ending the sanctions waiver for JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive …
U.S. withdraws from Open Skies Treaty, Russia - doesn't
U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that Washington would withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, accusing Russia of repeated violations of the 18-year-old security agreement. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo explained …
Pompeo calls China virus response 'paltry' compared to damage done
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China over the coronavirus, calling the $2 billion that Beijing has pledged to fight the pandemic “paltry” compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost and trillions of …
Pompeo travels to Israel amid coronavirus outbreak
U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo has arrived in Israel amid the coronavirus pandemic to discuss U.S.-backed plans to annex large parts of the Palestinian territories. The single-stop visit – Pompeo’s first in nearly …
Former NATO generals warn of danger of exit from OST
Europe must prepare for US exit from vital Russia treaty
Pompeo: U.S. may offer an alternative to WHO
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo believes that Washington may offer an alternative to the World Health Organization (WHO) because it allegedly failed to cope with the spread of COVID-19. When asked by the …
Lavrov and Pompeo discuss cooperation in fighting coronavirus
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have had a phone call to discuss the bilateral cooperation in countering coronavirus spread, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. "In …
Oil prices remain vulnerable
They slide on demand concerns, US-China trade tensions
Pompeo: U.S. not to let Iran buy arms
The United States will not allow Iran to purchase conventional arms after a U.N. prohibition on this expires in October, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. "We’re not going to let that …
Pompeo urges China to share information on coronavirus
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed China’s top diplomat on the need for full transparency and information sharing as Washington ramped up its pressure on Beijing over the coronavirus outbreak. Pompeo …
Pompeo denounces probe of possible U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced a decision by the International Criminal Court to allow an investigation of U.S. personnel for war crimes in Afghanistan just days after American officials signed a peace deal with the Taliban paving the …
US and Taliban sign peace deal
The US and the Taliban have signed an agreement aimed at paving the way towards peace in Afghanistan after more than 18 years of conflict, BBC News reports. The US and its Nato allies have agreed to withdraw all their troops from the country …
Coronavirus settles in Iran
Could Iran become a new coronavirus epicenter?
U.S. Democratic Party senators urge sanctioning Russia - media
U.S. Senate Democratic leaders demanded that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin imposed sanctions on Russia for alleged attempts to interfere elections in the United States, the …
How US helps Uzbekistan
Major investment packages are funded by transnational development banks
U.S. to Ukraine: Crimea to remain part of Russia
Crimea is lost for Ukraine forever, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at a private meeting held in Kiev as part of the Secretary of State’s visit. According to media reports, this position was …
US tries to get foothold in Central Asia
Oil, trade, security and Afghanistan are topics that were discussed during the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, as well as at the C5 + 1 ministerial meeting in Tashkent. The meeting ended with the …
Washington preparing to replace Russia in post-Soviet space
It promises economic preferences and investments in exchange for distancing from Moscow
Kremlin comments on Belarus-U.S. convergence
Moscow does not consider Belarus and the United States rapidly becoming closer, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on the recent visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Minsk, where he …
