Politico: Pompeo, Kerry clash in remarkable stand-off over Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his predecessor John Kerry clashed Friday over the latter's private meetings with Iranian officials, a remarkable war of words that had both sides accusing the other of dishonesty.
Pompeo alleged that, by holding "beyond inappropriate" meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, Kerry was undermining U.S. foreign policy in an "unprecedented" manner. The secretary's comments came after President Donald Trump asserted in a tweet that Kerry’s meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif were “illegal.”
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WNU Editor: It is a given that former officials will state their opinion. To criticize and/or support a government foreign policy. But when you go out of your way to meet officials from a foreign government to discuss policy issues that your government is actively engaged with .... that is crossing one big red line. In this case .... former US Secretary of State Kerry has definitely crossed it. As for John Kerry, he is saying that he did nothing wrong .... Kerry: Nothing 'unusual' or 'inappropriate' about meeting with foreign contacts (The Hill). And for good measure, he has added the following .... Kerry: Trump should be worried about Manafort talking to Mueller, not me talking to Iranians (The Hill), as well as this .... John Kerry: Trump has ‘the insecurity of a teenage girl’ (The Hill).
More News On The Trump Administration's Response To Former U.S. Secretary Of State John Kerry's Meetings With Iranian Officials
The Latest: Pompeo blasts Kerry for Iran meetings -- AP
Pompeo blasts Kerry's Iran meetings as 'beyond inappropriate' -- CNN
Pompeo slams Kerry for 'actively undermining' US with Iran shadow diplomacy -- FOX News
Pompeo: John Kerry’s Iran meetings ‘unseemly and unprecedented’ -- Washington Examiner
Trump, Pompeo bash ex-Secretary of State John Kerry on Iran talks -- NBC
