Exclusive: Pompeo Discusses Belarus, Iran, And Afghan Bounty Claims
- By Ray Furlong
In a wide-ranging interview on August 12 in Prague with RFE/RL's Ray Furlong, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke of a tough U.S. response to a crackdown in Belarus and said that Washington was determined to extend an international arms embargo against Iran. Pompeo also discussed claims that Russia offered money to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops and strongly rejected the suggestion that the handling of protests in the United States had damaged Washington's image around the world.