U.S. President Donald Trump may be taking a different approach to Iran in his second term. And he may be signaling to Iran that he is.
Donald Trump ends his first day back in the White House by unexpectedly firing Brian Hook, the former special envoy for Iran during his first term. Trump makes the announcement on Truth Social after midnight.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and others had their security details, which were believed to be provided by the State Department, pulled despite threats.
President Trump revoked security protection for his former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, and a former top aide, Brian Hook, despite warnings from the Biden administration that both men faced ongoing threats from Iran because of actions they took on Mr. Trump’s behalf, four people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
Upon returning to the White House on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the removal of Brian Hook, who served as his special envoy for Iran during his previous term.
President Donald Trump revoked security details for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and two other former top aides, reversing a Biden administration move to protect them from threats that stemmed from policies they enacted during Trump’s first term.
Tehran, IRNA - US President Donald Trump has reportedly revoked security protection for his former Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and a former top aide due to their actions taken on Trump's behalf.
President Donald Trump removed security protection for former officials Mike Pompeo and Brian Hook, despite ongoing threats from Iran due to their roles in the 2020 drone strike against General Qassem Soleimani.
India’s foreign secretary met Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister in Dubai. In a statement, India’s Ministry of External Affairs stressed the importance of humanitarian aid to the
President Donald Trump removed four holdover high-profile presidential appointees early Tuesday, using his Truth Social platform to deliver the message.
Among the moves that Trump made on his first day back was to pardon about 1,500 people who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
"YOU'RE FIRED!", Trump wrote in an early morning post on his Truth Social platform that named Milley, Andres, his former Iran envoy Brian Hook and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who Biden appointed to an export council.