蓬佩奥：美国政府力争让被伊朗扣押的人质回国

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Tuesday to bring home American hostages in Iran, saying "the entire United States government" is working "diligently" and is utilizing "every avenue" and "mechanism."

"I mentioned a handful of names yesterday. There are more around the world I didn't identify in yesterday's remarks," said the chief American diplomat during his first appearance at the State Department briefing.

In his first major foreign policy address on Monday, Pompeo said Iran has failed to free American detainees, including Baquer Namazi, Siamak Namazi, Xiyue Wang and Bob Levinson, even during a time when Washington gave Tehran sanction relief under the 2015 nuclear deal.

"We are working diligently along every avenue that we can develop to get these folks to return back home, back to their families," he said, responding to a question posed by VOA.

Families of several American hostages are worried that the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal would make it harder to get their loved ones home safely.