From the Liveblog of
Monday, June 3, 2019
Pompeo holding talks on Iran with Dutch government
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting the Netherlands for talks with his Dutch counterpart that are expected to touch on rising tensions between Washington and Tehran as well as the crisis in Venezuela and NATO funding.
Pompeo’s brief stop in The Hague this afternoon is the third leg of a four-nation tour of Europe in which he is both trying to calm nerves over rising US-Iran tensions and stressing that America will defend itself and not relent in raising pressure on the Islamic Republic with economic sanctions.
Yesterday in Switzerland, Pompeo said the Trump administration is ready for unconditional discussions with Iran in an effort to ease tensions that have sparked fears of conflict.
The United States has long accused Iran of destabilizing the Mideast region.
The Times of Israel Community.