Pompeo Slams Kerry’s Talks With Iran as ‘Beyond Inappropriate’
- Kerry said conversations are similar to those of predecessors
- Trump has made chance for new Iran talks unlikely, Kerry says
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Secretary of State Michael Pompeo accused his predecessor from the Obama administration of “actively undermining” administration policy for speaking with senior Iranian officials about the U.S. withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear accord.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry’s behavior has been “unprecedented” and “beyond inappropriate,” Pompeo told reporters at the State Department on Friday. The controversy flared as the U.S. pressures countries to stop doing business with the Islamic Republic ahead of new oil sanctions planned for early November.