US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Iran 'is run by something that resembles the mafia more than a government,' citing what he described as vast wealth and corruption among the country's leaders. Speaking to a California audience composed mostly of Iranian-Americans, Pompeo said that while the Iranian people must determine the country's direction, Washington 'will support the long-ignored voice of the Iranian people.' He added that the US government was launching a 24/7 Farsi-language channel on TV, radio, digital and social media formats to reach Iranians in Iran and around the globe, he said.
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