Posted 1/4/2024, 2:54:00 PM
Pompeo and Hook Keep Security Details Over Iran Threats Stemming from Soleimani Killing, Nuclear Deal Exit
- Former Secretary Pompeo and envoy Hook retain government protection due to ongoing, credible threats
- Notifications sent to Congress in December citing need to extend security details
- Pompeo and Hook were lead figures in Trump admin’s pressure campaign on Iran after withdrawing from nuclear deal
- Both officials blamed by Iran for 2020 assassination of top general Soleimani
- Protections extended multiple times now for Pompeo and Hook since leaving office in 2021