Mike Pompeo

President Trump in Miami in 2017 surrounded by Cuban-American and other Florida political leaders as he signed new U.S. sanctions against Cuba.

Legitimate Designation Or Departing Thank You? Trump Puts Cuba Back On Terrorism List

Tim Padgett

Six years after President Obama removed Cuba from the U.S.'s list of state sponsors of terrorism, the Trump Administration has reversed him. Is it policy or politics?

U.S. Suspends Private Charter Flights To Cuba. Some Flights To Havana Are Authorized

Nora Gámez Torres | The Miami Herald

In the middle of a pandemic, the United States suspended private charter flights to Cuba as a measure to increase pressure and cut off funds going to the Cuban government, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday.

This photograph released by the Venezuelan government purports to show the ID cards confiscated from Airan Berry and Luke Denman in Caracas. The former U.S. service members are now in detention after Venezuelan security forces stifled an ill-fated raid earlier this week.

After Failed Coup Plot, Maduro Touts Video Of Detained American Conspirator

Colin Dwyer

Venezuelan forces caught former U.S. service members Luke Denman and Airan Berry after an ill-fated raid attempt. Now, Maduro is seeking to implicate President Trump with Denman's interrogation video.

President Trump's nominee to be director of national intelligence, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.

Trump's Nominee For Intelligence Director Vows To Operate Independently

Philip Ewing

Texas Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe assured the Senate Intelligence Committee that, if confirmed, he would not apply a partisan filter to reporting or shade conclusions to please the president.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) stands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. Pompeo says the U.S. will cut $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan.

U.S. 'Disappointed' In Afghan Leadership, Will Slash $1 Billion In Aid, Pompeo Says

Scott Neuman

The secretary of state's announcement follows meetings in Kabul with Afghanistan's rivals to the presidency, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah. Pompeo said another $1 billion could be cut next year.

"That reporter couldn't have done too good a job on you yesterday," President Trump told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Tuesday. He added, "Think you did a good job on her, actually."

NPR Seeks 'Clarification' From State Department About Reporter Dropped From Trip

Bill Chappell

President and CEO John Lansing is sending a letter "demanding answers." Earlier Tuesday, President Trump appeared to praise Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for yelling at another NPR reporter.

Mike Pompeo is accusing veteran NPR journalist Mary Louise Kelly of lying to him. NPR's senior leadership says it stands by Kelly's reporting on the secretary of state.

After Contentious Interview, Pompeo Publicly Accuses NPR Journalist Of Lying To Him

David Welna

The secretary of state issued an angry salvo on Saturday against Mary Louise Kelly, co-host of All Things Considered. NPR stands by her reporting.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was not receptive to being asked about his support of former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.

Pompeo Won't Say Whether He Owes Yovanovitch An Apology. 'I've Done What's Right'

Jason Breslow

As the State Department faces ongoing questions over Marie Yovanovitch's treatment as U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells NPR, "I've defended every single person on this team."

Secretary Of State Pompeo Visits Miami, Hears Exile Frustrations On Venezuela, Latin America

Tim Padgett

The Trump Administration’s year-long efforts to dislodge authoritarian regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba have so far failed. That’s raised…

Ghost Flights, Terror Frights: Why Iran, Hezbollah 'Footprint' In Venezuela Matters

Tim Padgett

In 2012, the Presidents of Venezuela and Iran met at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. The bromance between Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad alarmed…

This aerial photo shows Ain al-Assad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq, in December 2019.

Iran Launches Missile Attacks On Military Bases Housing U.S. Troops In Iraq

Vanessa Romo

Iran says the airstrikes were carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard in retaliation for the U.S. assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

The UNESCO-listed cultural site Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran, shown here in 2014, is known for its immense mosques, picturesque bridges and ancient bazaar.

Trump Says He'll Target Iran's Cultural Sites. That's Illegal

Laurel Wamsley

The Hague Convention, signed by the U.S., requires "refraining from any act of hostility" against cultural property. The Pentagon educates troops about their obligations to safeguard such sites.