Iran is responsible for Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, says Pompeo
Iran is responsible for Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, says Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Poland leading an international conference on Middle East peace and security with representatives from roughly 70 countries. From Warsaw, he talks to Judy Woodruff about the meeting’s historic significance, why Iran continues to pose a major threat to Mideast stability and whether the U.S. is consistent in objecting to global human rights abuses.
Well, Judy, thanks for having me on this show. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with your audience.
We have gathered 70 nations to talk about how we achieve Middle East stability and prosperity and peace. As you know, this region is fraught with risk. And we will spend tomorrow, and we spent a good part of tonight talking about the various risks and how this coalition — how different countries from every continent, save for Antarctica, can come together and deliver on Middle East peace.
We hope to walk away from here with a number of ideas and plans. We hope to have follow-up meetings where we can truly begin to deliver on something that the Middle East certainly needs and the world will benefit from as well.
Judy, this event’s been absolutely historic. It’s the first time we have put it together.
And, even tonight, it’s the first time in a quarter-of-a-century that you had a prime minister of Israel in the same room talking about threats in the Middle East with senior Arab leaders from all across the Middle East. It was truly remarkable. It was historic, 70-plus countries gathered together, all sharing ideas.
We come from different backgrounds, we come from different places, we see these risks differently, but, tonight, I think we began a conversation which will lead to really good outcomes all across the Middle East.
Well, it may not surprise you, Judy. I was out with American soldiers on freedom’s frontier today. I didn’t have a chance to spend a lot of time on Twitter. So I haven’t seen those remarks.
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