Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and former Trump special envoy on Iran Brian Hook are some of those who no longer have a detail

U.S. President Donald Trump may be taking a different approach to Iran in his second term. And he may be signaling to Iran that he is.

Donald Trump announced Brian Hook was "fired" from his board position at the Wilson Center for Scholars. Hook had served as a special representative to Iran during Trump's first term.

Witkoff is replacing Brian Hook, who served as US Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

President Trump announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term, Brian Hook, and retired Gen.

President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide Brian Hook, who have faced threats from Iran ever since they took hardline stances on the Islamic Republic during Trump's first administration.

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.

He ends security protection for the first-term advisers Iran has marked for death.

President Donald Trump removed security protection for former officials Mike Pompeo and Brian Hook, despite ongoing threats from Iran due to their roles in the 2020 drone strike against General Qassem Soleimani.

Mike Pompeo, Brian Hook and John Bolton all played a role in the Trump-sanctioned drone strike that killed Iranian general Qassim Suleimani in 2020 — which made them subject to ongoing threats