US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out at Iran during a tour of the Middle East in advance of a crucial White House decision on whether to quit the nuclear deal with Tehran.
Pompeo on Sunday accused Iran of destabilising the Middle East, including through its support for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Houthi rebels in Yemen.
"We remain deeply concerned about Iran's dangerous escalation of threats to Israel and the region and Iran's ambition to dominate the Middle East remains. The United States is with Israel in this fight," Pompeo said, standing next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their two-hour meeting in Tel Aviv.
He reiterated US President Donald Trump will withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran "if we can't fix it".