1. a) Who is Mike Pompeo?
b) What did Mr. Pompeo assure Saudi Arabia of regarding U.S. participation in the Iran nuke deal?

2. List the the ways the Iranian regime makes trouble in the region (to its sworn enemy Israel as well as to other Muslim nations).

3. a) What was Secretary of State Pompeo expected to call for during his talks with Saudi leaders?
b) Why does Saudi Arabia want new sanctions placed on Iran, according to Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir?

4. While assuring Saudi Arabia the U.S. will help them with their defense needs, what did Mr. Pompeo call on the Saudis and other Middle Eastern nations to do?

5. a) Why do Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have a problem with Qatar? What action did these allies take against Qatar?
b) What has the U.S. called on the allies to do regarding Qatar? Why is the U.S. pushing for them to resolve their differences?

6. Read the entire “Statement by the President on the Iran Nuclear Deal” made by President Trump on Jan. 12, 2018, which begins:

The Iranian regime is the world’s leading state sponsor of terror. It enables Hezbollah, Hamas, and many other terrorists to sow chaos and kill innocent people. It has funded, armed, and trained more than 100,000 militants to spread destruction across the Middle East. It props up the murderous regime of Bashar al Assad, and has helped him slaughter his own people. The regime’s destructive missiles threaten neighboring countries and international shipping. Within Iran, the Supreme Leader and his Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps use mass arrests and torture to oppress and silence Iran’s people. Iran’s ruling elite has let their citizens go hungry while enriching themselves by stealing Iran’s national wealth.

a) To keep the U.S. from withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, the president says Congress must “fix the deal’s disastrous flaws, or the United States will withdraw.” He is asking for bipartisan legislation regarding the Iran nuke deal. What four provisions does President Trump say must be included in a bill?
b) The majority of Americans opposed the Iran nuke deal. How important do you think it is for Congress to work out such a bill to ensure Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons?