DUBAI: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended his tour of Gulf Arab states and the Trump administration's continued efforts to squeeze Iran, even as a new US administration led by Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House in January.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (second from right) elbow-bumps Shihab al-Faheem, chief of protocol with the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as he and his wife Susan ()right, step off a plane at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. AP PHOTO