U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday (February 28) the United States has offered to help with the coronavirus response in Iran, where the outbreak has killed 34 people, and raised doubts about Tehran's willingness to share information.

President Donald Trump has said the United States can help Iran "make a very good and short-time recovery" from the "powerful sanctions" imposed by the United States. In his annual State of the Union address delivered on February 4 in Washington, Trump also defended the assassination of Iran's influential commander Qassem Soleimani and praised Iranian anti-government protesters who "raise their voices against their oppressive rulers."