Secretary Pompeo Accuses John Kerry of "Actively Undermining" U.S.-Iran Policy

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized his predecessor, John Kerry, over his outreach to Iran, going so far as to accuse him of "actively" undermining U.S. policy. Former Secretary Kerry said in a radio interview recently that he had met a number of times with the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, since leaving office and that they had both discussed the Iran nuclear deal, from which the Trump administration has since withdrawn. Secretary Pompeo called former Secretary Kerry's behavior "unprecedented," "inconsistent," and "beyond inappropriate." close