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U.S. spending $2M monthly to protect Pompeo, former top aide from Iran threats

Former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, former Iran envoy Brian Hook said to face 'serious' threats

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Former U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo (seen in foreground) and Brian Hook (with arms crossed, in background) are shown in Abu Dhabi in September 2019. The U.S. State Department says it's paying more than $2 million US per month to provide 24-hour security for the two men due to 'serious and credible' threats from Iran. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

The U.S. State Department says it's paying more than $2 million US per month to provide 24-hour security to former U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face "serious and credible" threats from Iran.

The department told the U.S. Congress in a report that the cost of protecting Pompeo and former Iran envoy Brian Hook between August 2021 and February 2022 amounted to $13.1 million US. The report, dated Feb. 14 and marked "sensitive but unclassified," was obtained by The Associated Press on Saturday.

Pompeo and Hook led the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran and the report says U.S. intelligence assesses that the threats to them have remained constant since they left government and could intensify.

 

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