Pompeo on Syria: US pullout will not undermine battle against IS "The most significant threat to the region is Daesh and the Islamist revolution" says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a press conference held with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Amman, referring to IS and Iran. The top US diplomat is in Jordan on the first leg of his longest trip since taking the post last year. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES