Pompeo and Bolton tensions escalate as Iran debate intensifies

The Secretary of State has bridled at the seasoned national security adviser's grip on the policy process, but is more in sync with the president they serve.

Rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran are also magnifying strains among President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy advisers: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton.

Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against the mullahs in Tehran has exacerbated fissures between the two men over the tight control Bolton has tried to exert over the national security decision-making process — and...