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Pompeo said the US will monitor Tehrans regional activities, restrict its influence in the Middle East and ensure that it never acquires a nuclear weapon. (Photo: ANI)

Even as it resumes uranium production, Iran prefers pre-nuke deal era

Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said that it will 'crush' Iran with military pressure and by imposing...

23 May 2018 12:25 PM IST

61-year-old Gina Haspel would become the first female head of the CIA. Shes described by colleagues as a seasoned veteran with 30-plus years of intelligence experience who would lead the agency with integrity. (Photo: AP)

Trump nominates spymaster' torture expert Haspel as CIA director

Human rights advocates said they opposed Haspel's promotion to the helm of the CIA.

14 March 2018 6:10 PM IST

Congressman Mike Pompeo. (Photo: AP)

Trump nominates Pompeo to replace Tillerson for tougher' Pak policy

Week's before Trump announced his decision on Pakistan through a tweet on the wee hours of January 1, Mike Pompeo had...

14 March 2018 3:36 PM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that US investments in China would bear the brunt of any trade war. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump sacks Rex Tillerson as US Secretary of State

US President Donald Trump replaces Rex Tillerson with CIA chief Mike Pompeo.

13 March 2018 6:46 PM IST

Congressman Mike Pompeo. (Photo: AP)

Commander says Iran's people will punch US Secretary of State in mouth

'History has shown that with attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki America is the top criminal with regard to missiles,'...

22 May 2018 2:30 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his government intended to prevent instability in the foreign exchange market after a possible Washington exit from the nuclear accord. (Photo: AP)

On strongest sanctions so far by US, Iran asks 'who are you to...

Iranian President quickly dismissed the threats, saying the rest of the world no longer accepts Washington making...

22 May 2018 11:32 AM IST

Benjamin Netanyahu brandished a rectangular piece of dark green metal which he called a piece of that Iranian drone, or whats left of it, after we shot it down. (Photo: File)

Netanyahu hails US policy on Iran, calls on world to back

'We call on the entire international community to join this American position,' Netanyahu said.

22 May 2018 10:57 AM IST

Congressman Mike Pompeo. (Photo: AP)

Mike Pompeo issues steep demands for nuclear treaty with Iran

Following Trump's withdrawal from the deal, United States will ensure Iran has no possible path to a nuclear weapon ...

21 May 2018 7:22 PM IST

President Donald Trumps pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency passed on a vote of 54-45. (Photo: AFP)

Gina Haspel set to be first ever woman CIA director

The 61-year-old Haspel, a Russia specialist, takes over from Mike Pompeo, whom Trump recently made his secretary of...

18 May 2018 3:03 PM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Kim Yong Chol, a close aide of North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, met for about 90 minutes over dinner. (Photo: Twitter/Secretary Pompeo) Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/high-level-us-north-korea-nuclear-talks-get-underway-in-new-york-10290646

High-level US-North Korea nuclear talks get underway in New York

Pompeo would only say that the dinner 'was great' and that the two men dined on 'American beef.'

31 May 2018 2:10 PM IST

I think he grew tired of me being the guy everyday that told him, You cant do that, and lets talk about what we can do, Tillerson said. (Photo: File | AP)

Tillerson dumb as a rock, lazy as hell': Trump after ex-State Secy...

Trump on the same day praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for doing a great job.

8 Dec 2018 10:27 AM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Will cancel summit if US seeks 'one-sided' demands to give up nukes: N...

It is sudden and dramatic return to the rhetoric of the past by Pyongyang, after months of rapid diplomatic...

16 May 2018 10:09 AM IST