Pompeo called for increased international pressure on Iran

“We urge our allies and partners to increase pressure on the Iranian regime until it stops its destabilizing behavior,” Pompeo said.

He also said that “time is running out” before the UN arms embargo on Iran loses its strength.

The clock is ticking. Time remaining before the UN arms embargo on Iran expires and Qasem Soleimani's travel ban ends. We urge our allies and partners to increase the pressure on the Iranian regime until it stops its destabilizing behavior. https://t.co/oxsXNiJ4Q3pic.twitter.com/o4HpES3GKs

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the US arms trade turned the Gulf region into a powder keg.