In a speech aimed at reshaping the course of the Middle East under President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rallied Arab nations across the region to galvanize against the Iranian regime and play a greater role in annihilating terrorist forces.
Pompeo, speaking at American University in Cairo on Thursday, touted the Trump administration's tough line on terrorism, but also implored Arab allies across the region to stop relying solely on the United States for security and protection.
Pompeo's remarks-described by senior U.S. officials as a wide-ranging rebuke of former President Obama's vision for the region-signal that while the Trump administration is not wholly removing America's presence from the region, it is applying greater pressure on Arab allies to contribute their fair share to the fight, particularly against the Iranian regime.
"We ask every peace-loving nation of the Middle East to shoulder new responsibilities for defeating Islamist extremism," Pompeo said, conveying Trump's vision for a Middle East less reliant on American money, troops, and armaments.
While Pompeo was clear that America is not abandoning its allies-a concern raised multiple times during his weeklong jaunt through the region amid the administration's surprise decision to withdraw from Syria-the secretary of state made clear that allies must step up to the plate in ways more substantial than just offering anti-extremist rhetoric.
Turning his attention to Iran, Pompeo urged U.S. allies to comprehend that the Islamic Republic endangers the entire regional balance.
"The nations of the Middle East will never enjoy security, achieve economic stability, or advance the dreams of its peoples if Iran's revolutionary regime persists on its current course," Pompeo said in his prepared remarks, while vowing that the Trump administration will do all it can through sanctions and other routes to combat Tehran's march across the region.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pompeo-pushes-middle-east-allies-to-stamp-down-iranian-regime-take-greater-role-in-terror-fight/
Pompeo, speaking at American University in Cairo on Thursday, touted the Trump administration's tough line on terrorism, but also implored Arab allies across the region to stop relying solely on the United States for security and protection.
Pompeo's remarks-described by senior U.S. officials as a wide-ranging rebuke of former President Obama's vision for the region-signal that while the Trump administration is not wholly removing America's presence from the region, it is applying greater pressure on Arab allies to contribute their fair share to the fight, particularly against the Iranian regime.
"We ask every peace-loving nation of the Middle East to shoulder new responsibilities for defeating Islamist extremism," Pompeo said, conveying Trump's vision for a Middle East less reliant on American money, troops, and armaments.
While Pompeo was clear that America is not abandoning its allies-a concern raised multiple times during his weeklong jaunt through the region amid the administration's surprise decision to withdraw from Syria-the secretary of state made clear that allies must step up to the plate in ways more substantial than just offering anti-extremist rhetoric.
Turning his attention to Iran, Pompeo urged U.S. allies to comprehend that the Islamic Republic endangers the entire regional balance.
"The nations of the Middle East will never enjoy security, achieve economic stability, or advance the dreams of its peoples if Iran's revolutionary regime persists on its current course," Pompeo said in his prepared remarks, while vowing that the Trump administration will do all it can through sanctions and other routes to combat Tehran's march across the region.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pompeo-pushes-middle-east-allies-to-stamp-down-iranian-regime-take-greater-role-in-terror-fight/
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