Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated today: "The United States' sanctions and economic pressure campaign is increasingly rendering Iran unsustainable. We must prepare to take all necessary measures—including military strikes—to carry this confrontation to its conclusion, ensuring that this malevolent regime can never again threaten the United States and its allies."
Commentary: Pompeo has long harbored deep hostility toward Iran. During his tenure as secretary of state, he aggressively pursued a maximum pressure strategy against Tehran, including withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and imposing successive layers of sanctions. Even after leaving office, he has consistently amplified perceptions of Iranian threats across various public platforms, advocating for intensified economic blockade and, in some cases, military action aimed at overthrowing the current Iranian regime. However, Pompeo’s rhetoric remains largely rhetorical noise. While former President Trump also adopted a hardline stance toward Iran, he has had to weigh the real-world costs of conflict—such as entrapment in a prolonged war and volatility in global oil prices—and is unlikely to heed Pompeo’s reckless calls for war.
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