U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, in Erbil, Iraq, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan are greeted by Assistant Foreign Minister For North and South American Affairs Reda Habeeb Ibrahim Zaki and Charge d'Affaires for the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, Tom Goldberger, as they arrive at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Iraq's Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi in Baghdad, Iraq, during a Middle East tour, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with Nechirvan Barzani, outgoing Prime Minister of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government, in Erbil, Iraq, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with King Abdullah of Jordan (R) during his visit to Amman, Jordan, January 8, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks alongside Iraq's Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi in Baghdad, during a Middle East tour, Iraq, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan walk at the U.S. Embassy compound toward the heli pad to catch a helicopter that will transport them to the International Airport, in Baghdad, Iraq, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Iraq's President Barham Saleh in Baghdad, Iraq, during a Middle East tour, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with Nechirvan Barzani, outgoing Prime Minister of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government, in Erbil, Iraq, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with King Abdullah of Jordan during his visit to Amman, Jordan, January 8, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with Masrour Barzani, incoming Prime Minister of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government, in Erbil, Iraq, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the press at the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks with Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali al-Hakim in Baghdad, Iraq, during a Middle East tour, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt, January 10, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens to Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi during a news conference in Amman, Jordan January 8, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt, January 10, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, in Arbil, Iraq, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi in Baghdad, during a Middle East tour, Iraq, January 9, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS