Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s comments on Sunday about Iran and its leadership ignited a war of words between the U.S. and Iran with President Trump weighing in via Twitter, warning Iran not to threaten the U.S., but how far-reaching will the impact of their words be?
Pompeo accused Iran’s Supreme Leader of participating in corruption, during his Sunday speech at California’s Reagan library, saying that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei maintains a hedge fund worth $95 billion.
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