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White House official questions Pompeo over Iran negotiations comments
Iran International ^ | May 23, 2026 | Staff

Posted on 05/23/2026 8:06:44 PM PDT by Red Badger

White House official questions Pompeo over Iran negotiations comments

Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the White House National Security Council Sebastian Gorka said on X on Saturday that former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has “no knowledge” of what is being negotiated in secret regarding Iran, adding that if he did, it would be “unauthorized” for him to possess or share such information.

"You have no knowledge of what is being negotiated in secret. If you did, you would be in possession of information illegally provided to you and which you are wholly unauthorized to have or to share. So are you a liar or a criminal Pompeo?" Gorka responded to Pompeo on X.

You have no knowledge of what is being negotiated in secret.

If you did, you would be in possession of information illegally provided to you and which you are wholly unauthorized to have or to share.

So are you a liar or a criminal Pompeo? https://t.co/KVeOLO9avc

— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) May 24, 2026

(Excerpt) Read more at iranintl.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: armchairadmirals; armchairgeneralsoffr; bam; gorka; iran; pompeo; whatshisfrnick
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1 posted on 05/23/2026 8:06:44 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

BAM!


2 posted on 05/23/2026 8:21:39 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Red Badger

Did DS Pompeo reply to Gorka?


3 posted on 05/23/2026 8:24:05 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Jane Long

I don’t think so..............


4 posted on 05/23/2026 8:26:13 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Red Badger

Of course.

They’re negotiating the US surrender.


5 posted on 05/23/2026 8:42:21 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Red Badger

My inherent mistrust in Pompeo further corroborated.


6 posted on 05/23/2026 8:43:20 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party - like the love child of La Cosa Nostra and Al Qaeda )
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To: Mariner
Of course.

They’re negotiating the US surrender.

That's what happens when you let Bibi talk you into the Kobiyashi Iran.

7 posted on 05/23/2026 8:54:15 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: Jane Long
I don't see a Pompeo reply to Gorka's comment. Pompeo's original post is really getting hammered in its replies (see link).

https://x.com/mikepompeo/status/2058289433988751767

The deal being floated with Iran seems straight out of the Wendy Sherman-Robert Malley-Ben Rhodes playbook: Pay the IRGC to build a WMD program and terrorize the world.

Not remotely America First. It’s straightforward: Open the damned strait. Deny Iran access to money. Take out enough Iranian capability so it cannot threaten our allies in the region.

Overdue. Let’s go.

2:50 PM · May 23, 2026 · 3.4M Views— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) May 23, 2026


8 posted on 05/23/2026 8:57:08 PM PDT by deks (America cannot be made great in complete isolation from the adversaries that are harming Americans)
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To: Gunslingr3

I don’t know who promotes such nonsense that Trump is under Bibi’s control…


9 posted on 05/23/2026 8:57:40 PM PDT by princess leah
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To: Mariner

I like that on X you can mute the anti-Trump people, unlike here at FR.


10 posted on 05/23/2026 8:57:43 PM PDT by deks (America cannot be made great in complete isolation from the adversaries that are harming Americans)
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To: princess leah
I don’t know who promotes such nonsense that Trump is under Bibi’s control…

A loud obnoxious minority here.

11 posted on 05/23/2026 9:01:43 PM PDT by deks (America cannot be made great in complete isolation from the adversaries that are harming Americans)
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To: deks

It’s a slightly smaller minority now since DeserterRINO bit the dust.


12 posted on 05/23/2026 9:21:00 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party - like the love child of La Cosa Nostra and Al Qaeda )
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To: princess leah
I don’t know who promotes such nonsense that Trump is under Bibi’s control…

People who know that our entire intelligence and military apparatus advised the President that the Bibi’s promise of regime change in Iran was bullshit.

Trump ignored them, went with Bibi’s plan, and here we are, paying over $4 a gallon for gasoline having started a war with Iran after we voted for Trump who promised no war with Iran and gas under $2 a gallon.

13 posted on 05/23/2026 9:29:12 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: Gunslingr3

Among many lies, Trump never promised no war with Iran.

Only a complete imbecile would continue to repeat that trope.


14 posted on 05/23/2026 9:35:18 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party - like the love child of La Cosa Nostra and Al Qaeda )
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To: Red Badger

Mike Pompeo is deep state and a liar, he has no credibility.


15 posted on 05/23/2026 10:01:24 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: TigersEye

😄👍✌️


16 posted on 05/23/2026 11:36:35 PM PDT by deks (America cannot be made great in complete isolation from the adversaries that are harming Americans)
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To: TigersEye

Who is DeserterRiNO?


17 posted on 05/24/2026 12:46:17 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121

DesertRhino


18 posted on 05/24/2026 4:08:26 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, the Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Red Badger

Gorka is a jackass, but is Pompeo. They are made for each other.


19 posted on 05/24/2026 5:32:34 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The Media is the Virus.)
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