Top diplomat makes case for tough approach to Iran
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a warm boost of support to Israel in its standoff against Iran, saying Sunday that “the United States is with Israel in this fight.”
Pompeo has been using the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America’s top diplomat to call for concerted international action to punish Iran for its missile programs.
The tough line was welcomed in Israel, which considers Iran its greatest threat and has been leading calls for the international community to revise its 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. He arrived after visiting Saudi Arabia, another fierce rival of Iran.