Mike Pompeo and an ex-aide face 'serious and credible' threats from Iran, officials say. The US pays over $2 million a month to protect them.

The State Department spends over $2 million a month to provide security for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Iran envoy Brian Hook.

The department gave Congress a report on February 14 that said it paid $13.1 million to protect the pair between August 2021 and February 2022.

Themaximum pressure campaign of sanctions against Iran was implemented by former President Donald Trump. The financial sanctions against Iran took a big toll on the economy.

Hook was involved in that effort. The Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the State Department gave 180 days of protection to the former president after he left office. The Secretary of State renewed that protection every 60 days because of the ongoing threat.

Hook was granted 60 days of special protection after he left office. His protection was renewed because of threats.

The Director of National Intelligence and the State Department have to decide by March 16 whether to extend the protection for both of them.

The State Department did not reply immediately.