On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a seven nation tour of US allies, which have congratulated President elect Joe Biden despite Donald Trump’s refusal to concede.
Pompeo said he will leave Friday for Paris and then head to Istanbul and the former Soviet republic of Georgia before visiting Jerusalem and three key Gulf Arab allies Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
Pompeo said: “The trip will discuss Trump’s historic efforts to forge peace and cooperation throughout the Middle East.”
On his trip Pompeo is expected to discuss raising further pressure on Iran in the remaining two months of the Trump administration, which in 2018 bolted from a multinational denuclearization accord with Tehran and imposed punishing unilateral sanctions.
Pompeo will also be the first secretary of state since Kerry to visit Georgia.

