Thursday, October 19, 2017

CIA Director Mike Pompeo Discusses Iran

CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks at the FDD National Security Summit in Washington, October 19, 2017.

CNBC: US spies can make it harder to do business with Iran. Here's how, says CIA chief Mike Pompeo

* The United States should make it more expensive for Iran to engage in "adventurism" in the Middle East, CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Thursday.
* The intelligence community is trying and struggling to expose Iranian companies with ties to the nation's sanctioned security forces.

The U.S. intelligence community and Treasury Department can make it harder for Iran to meddle in regional affairs by exposing Iranian businesses that have ties to the nation's elite security force, CIA Director Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said on Thursday.

Their comments suggest the investment climate in Iran could become more challenging just as foreign firms seek to build or restore ties in the country following the lifting of sanctions last year.

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More News On CIA Director Mike Pompeo Discussing National Security Issues

CIA Director: Iran deal 'failed' to permanently block Tehran's path to nukes -- Jerusalem Post
CIA Director Confirms Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Was In Kirkuk -- Daily Caller
CIA to publish documents revealing Iran's relations with al-Qaeda -- Al Arabiya
Pompeo: Al-Qaeda-Iran Connection an "Open Secret" -- The Weekly Standard

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