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Former Trump official fetes Iranian protesters, and ‘every Mossad agent walking beside them’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFormer US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, who served in Donald Trump’s first administration, expresses support for ongoing protests in Iran, as well as any potential Israeli operatives accompanying them.
“The Iranian regime is in trouble. Bringing in mercenaries is its last best hope. Riots in dozens of cities and the Basij under siege — Mashed, Tehran, Zahedan,” Pompeo writes on X>
“Next stop: Baluchistan. 47 years of this regime; POTUS 47. Coincidence? Happy New Year to every Iranian in the streets. Also to every Mossad agent walking beside them,” he adds.
The Iranian regime is in trouble. Bringing in mercenaries is its last best hope.
Riots in dozens of cities and the Basij under siege — Mashed, Tehran, Zahedan. Next stop: Baluchistan.
47 years of this regime; POTUS 47. Coincidence?
Happy New Year to every Iranian in the…
— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) January 2, 2026
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