Tuesday, May 22, 2018

U.S. Secretary Of State Pompeo: Iran Carrying Out 'Assassination Operations' In Europe

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks on the Trump administration's Iran policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

The Guardian: Mike Pompeo claims Iran carrying out 'assassination operations' in Europe

The statement bewildered security experts and Iranian exiles, who say they are not aware of any evidence for the allegation.

Mike Pompeo’s claim that the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is carrying out “assassination operations in the heart of Europe” has bewildered security experts and Iranian exiles, who say they are not aware of any evidence for the allegation.

The new US secretary of state referred to the alleged assassinations in his first major speech on Monday, but devoted just a single line to it amid a litany of criticisms of Iranian behaviour, giving no further details.

“Today, the Iranian Quds Force conducts covert assassination operations in the heart of Europe,” Pompeo said, referring to the external operations arm of the Islamic revolutionary guards corps (IRGC).

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Update #1: Mike Pompeo Says Iran Is Carrying Out “Assassination Operations” in Europe. What Is He Talking About? (Joshua Keating, Slate)
Update #2: Pompeo Says Iran Conducts Assassinations in Europe, Bewilders Experts, Exiles (Sputnik)

WNU Editor: The State Department has not responded to inquiries from reporters demanding a clarification. So did Secretary Pompeo reveal something that he learned when he was CIA Director and it is classified .... or was he referring to stories like this .... 'Iranian spies' targeted in German police searches (BBC) .... it looks like we are not going to find out.

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