Pompeo Says US Ready to Talk to Iran With ‘No Preconditions’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, right, talk during Pompeo's visit at the CastelGrande in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Sunday, 2 June 2019. Samuel Golay/Keystone via AP

BELLINZONA, Switzerland—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Trump administration is ready for unconditional discussions with Iran in an effort to ease rising tensions that have sparked fears of conflict.

But the United States won’t relent in trying to pressure the Islamic Republic to change its behavior in the Middle East, America’s top diplomat said on June 2.