Pompeo calls Iran's rulers a 'mafia' in California visit
by Sarah Parvini and Melissa Etehad, Los Angeles Times
Jul 23, 2018
3 minutes
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - The Trump administration on Sunday blasted the Iranian regime as a kleptocracy that has amassed wealth at the cost of its people, the latest in a series of jabs at Iran's leadership following the United States' withdrawal from the nuclear deal.
In a speech titled "Supporting Iranian Voices," Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo told members of the Iranian American community that the regime in Tehran "resembles the mafia more than a government." The event, held at
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