Trita Parsi discusses Pompeo’s obsessive actions to undermine Iran diplomacy

January 12, 2021

On Al Jazeera, QI’s Executive Vice President Trita Parsi unpacks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s latest assertion that Iran is actively supporting Al Qaeda.

According to Parsi, Pompeo’s latest claims are not credible — and are less about U.S. national security than a last ditch effort by Trump’s top diplomat to push for war with Iran and undermine prospects for diplomacy with any future administration.

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