Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted predecessor John Kerry on Friday for “actively undermining” the U.S. by holding meetings with Iranian officials -- although he stopped short of endorsing President Trump’s view that the meetings were illegal. "You can't find precedent for this in U.S. history, and Secretary Kerry ought not to engage in that kind of behavior," Pompeo said in a press conference at the State Department. Reports of Kerry’s meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif first emerged in May, sparking significant criticism -- including from Trump. Trump would nonetheless pull the U.S. from the deal and reimposed sanctions on Iran last month. “I think everybody in the world is talking about waiting out President Trump,” said Kerry, who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2004 and who has not ruled out a 2020 bid.

Source: Fox News September 15, 2018 13:52 UTC