Pompeo: delivery of Russian missiles to Syria— serious escalation
None
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the Russian delivery of Russian air defense system to Syria is a serious escalation.
Pompeo then blamed Iran on Wednesday for threats to American missions in Iraq and said the United States was terminating a treaty of amity with Tehran.
"Iran is the origin of the current threat to Americans in Iraq," Pompeo told reporters at the State Department. "Our intelligence in this regard is solid. We can see the hand of the ayatollah and his henchmen supporting these attacks on the United States."
