U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to release new U.S. information Tuesday to publicly accuse Iran of links to al Qaeda, two people familiar with the case said, as part of his attack at the last minute against Tehran before handing him over to the incoming Biden administration.
With just eight days left in office for President Donald Trump, Pompeo is expected to offer details of claims that Iran has given al Qaeda leaders a safe haven and support for the group, sources said. , despite some skepticism within the information community and Congress.
It was not immediately clear what Pompeo intends to feature in his speech to the National Press Club in Washington on Tuesday. He could recall confirmed information about the killing of a second al Qaeda suspect in Tehran in August, sources said, citing an anonymous state.