{"id":49053,"date":"2019-10-20T13:21:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T18:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=49053"},"modified":"2019-10-20T13:21:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T18:21:58","slug":"pompeo-tells-israel-it-has-fundamental-right-to-attack-iranian-targets-in-the-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=49053","title":{"rendered":"Pompeo Tells Israel It Has &#8220;Fundamental Right&#8221; To Attack Iranian Targets In The Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/pompeo-tells-israel-it-has-fundamental-right-attack-iranian-targets-self-defense\">Pompeo Tells Israel It Has &#8220;Fundamental Right&#8221; To Attack Iranian Targets In The Region<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur administration\u2019s been very clear,\u201d Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Middle-East\/Pompeo-to-Post-Israel-retains-right-to-act-in-Syria-US-will-stop-Iran-605068\"><em>The Jerusalem Post&nbsp;<\/em><\/a>in an exclusive Friday interview, published on Sunday. \u201cIsrael has&nbsp;<strong>the fundamental right<\/strong>&nbsp;to engage in activity that ensures the security of its people. It\u2019s at the very core of what nation-states&nbsp;<strong>not only have the right to do, but an obligation to do<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immediately after assisting Vice President Mike Pence in negotiating a Syria ceasefire with Turkey in Ankara on Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed to Israel. He told the Israeli newspaper in the interview that the ceasefire deal with Erdogan &#8220;saved lives&#8221;. However, with American troops now exiting Syria, the question of potential Iranian expansion and Israel&#8217;s security was focus of his statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>We know this is a corner where Iran has attempted to move weapon systems across into Syria, into Lebanon, that threatens Israel<\/strong>, and we are going to do everything we can to make sure we have the capacity to identify those so that we can, collectively, respond appropriately,\u201d Pompeo explained in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Middle-East\/Pompeo-to-Post-Israel-retains-right-to-act-in-Syria-US-will-stop-Iran-605068\">the interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/pompeoinisrael.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><em>Prior file image of Pompeo and PM Netanyahu meeting in Israel, via Anadolu Agency<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The interview followed a two hour meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad chief Yossi Cohen on Friday morning.&nbsp;<strong>Netanyahu has long urged Washington to stay the course in Syria, rather than allow Assad and the Syrian Army to retake the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think the Israeli people should stare at the probably starkest change this administration has made in foreign policy vis-a-vis what the previous administration has done \u2013 the toughest sanctions we\u2019ve ever put,\u201d Pompeo continued to\u00a0The Jerusalem Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pompeo Tells Israel It Has &#8220;Fundamental Right&#8221; To Attack Iranian Targets In The Region \u201cOur administration\u2019s been very clear,\u201d Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told&nbsp;The Jerusalem Post&nbsp;in an exclusive Friday interview, published on Sunday. \u201cIsrael has&nbsp;the fundamental right&nbsp;to engage in activity that ensures the security of its people. 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