Pompeo Urges US to “Confront” What He Calls the “Iran-al-Qaeda Axis”
(WorldNews Iran)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made his first appearance before the public since the January 6 Capitol breach to accuse the Iranian government of playing a role in the 9/11 attacks. While Pompeo conceded that there’s no evidence of direct Iranian involvement or “foreknowledge” of the plot, he claimed on Tuesday that the 9/11 hijackers’ travel pattern bolstered evidence of an “Iran-al-Qaeda axis.” The secretary of state pointed to reporting which he claimed had found that “at least eight of the 9/11 hijackers traveled through Iran between October of 2000 and February of 2001.” He also cited allegations of Iranian officials permitting al-Qaeda members to leave Afghanistan in the...