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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

US Extends Protection for Ex-Trump Aides from Iran Threats

FILE - Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses an audience at a periodic "Politics and Eggs" gathering at Saint Anselm College, in Manchester, N.H., Sept. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)STEVEN SENNE

The Biden administration has again extended government protection to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and one of his top Iran aides due to persistent threats against them from Iran.

In separate notices sent to Congress late last week, the State Department said the threats to Pompeo and Brian Hook remained “serious and credible.” Hook served as the Trump administration’s special envoy for Iran, The Associated Press reported.

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