Trump Axes Tillerson Over Iran Deal – Replaces Him With CIA Chief Pompeo

President Donald Trump unceremoniously dumped Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday — by tweet — and picked CIA Director Mike Pompeo to take his place.

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By ZeroHedge.com
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. Tillerson is out as secretary of state. President Trump tweeted that he’s naming CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him, Jan. 10, 2018 . (AP/Evan Vucci)

Back in December, we asked, "Will CIA Director Mike Pompeo Replace Rex Tillerson As Secretary Of State?" The answer, as of moments ago, is yes. Moments ago, the WaPo first reported, and then President Trump tweeted, that he has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replaced him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, launching a major change to his

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Rex Tillerson Refuses To Address Exxon’s Climate Change Denial

Environmental groups are terribly alarmed by the prospect of having Tillerson at the helm of the United States State Department, especially as the threat of climate disruption caused by humans intensifies.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2107, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP/Steve Helber)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. During his confirmation hearing, former Exxon Mobil CEO and nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, refused to answer questions about what the fossil fuel corporation knew about climate change. He also refused to talk about Exxon Mobil’s funding of outside organizations in order to create doubt

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Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson Tapped For Secretary Of State

Donald Trump has officially picked Texas oil executive Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, going ahead with the Exxon Mobil CEO’s nomination despite early signs of unease over his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Patrick Svitek
By Patrick Svitek
ExxonMobil CEO and chairman Rex W. Tillerson gives a speech at the annual Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

President-elect Donald Trump has officially picked Texas oil executive Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state, going ahead with the Exxon Mobil CEO's nomination despite early signs of unease over his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Tillerson, the first Texan selected by Trump for his Cabinet, is likely the

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John Bolton Calls For US To Impose Regime Change In Iran

Bolton said he thinks Iranians would probably welcome a “new regime,” though he conceded that whoever the US ended up installing might not be particularly democratic.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
United States Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton speaks to the media before a Security Council meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Still considered among the candidates for President-elect Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, John Bolton is continuing to underscore his longstanding aversion of trying to come up with diplomatic solutions by urging the US to impose a regime change on Iran. Bolton has long called for bombing Iran, and long criticized the nuclear deal with Iran.

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Kerry Visits UAE For Talks On Syria

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of stonewalling in peace talks and called on Russia to push its ally to negotiate with opposition leaders.

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By Associated Press
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, talks to United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, left, prior to peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo,Arnd Wiegmann,Pool)

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Abu Dhabi for discussions with Emirati officials on the deteriorating situation in Syria, nuclear talks with Iran and the Middle East peace process. Kerry travelled to Abu Dhabi on Monday from Indonesia, where he laid into the Syrian government and Russia for the

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