Tommy Pigott
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Sep 18, 2026
Noa LeviHOST
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has reportedly approved visas for Iranian President Massoud Pesachian and Foreign Minister Arbus Arachi to attend the UN General Assembly in New York.
Noa LeviHOST
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott stated that the Iranian delegation will face strict travel restrictions and will not be permitted to engage in luxury shopping.
Noa LeviHOST
contrasting their privileges with the repression and shortages faced by ordinary Iranians.
Noa LeviHOST
Pigott also accused Tehran's leaders of diverting Iran's wealth to support terrorist proxies.
Weijia JiangCORRESPONDENT
You know, we actually just pinged the White House again to get some sort of a summary, a readout of that meeting, and we haven't gotten details.
Weijia JiangCORRESPONDENT
So I'm hoping that your next guest, Tommy Pigott, is going to break some news for us to share what was talked about and what the reality is, Ed, because obviously we know that a huge topic perhaps at the top of the agenda is how to refine oil domestically at a much larger scale.
Weijia JiangCORRESPONDENT
Me.
Ed O'KeefeHOST
All right.
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Ed O'KeefeHOST
You work for diplomats.
Ed O'KeefeHOST
You're being diplomatic.
Ed O'KeefeHOST
Tommy Pigott, don't be a stranger.
Ed O'KeefeHOST
Come back anytime.
Carmen RobertsHOST
And the US State Department has given us an update on the vast majority of Americans who are missing.
Gurnal ScottCORRESPONDENT
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott on ABC's This Week said the US is in regular contact with officials in Nepal about how best to lend aid.
Gurnal ScottCORRESPONDENT
For now, the fate of the Americans that remain missing is largely unknown.
Tommy PigottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We are currently unaware of any US citizen deaths at this time.
Lisa CartonCORRESPONDENT
Intense rescue operations are underway in Nepal, where about 85 Americans are among the thousands still missing following catastrophic flooding.
Lisa CartonCORRESPONDENT
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott gave the update on ABC's This Week this morning.
Tommy PigottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As of 6 a.m. this morning, I can say we now have 85 Americans approximately that are unaccounted for.
Tommy PigottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We've also now seen nine Americans be safely evacuated.
Arian PazdarCORRESPONDENT
President Trump says he contacted Nepal offering support.
Arian PazdarCORRESPONDENT
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott was on Fox News on Friday commenting on the situation.
Tommy PigottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
90 Americans as of 6 a.m. this morning currently unaccounted for.
Tommy PigottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We have now seen five Americans being safely evacuated.
Marie OsborneHOST
There's a lot of other treks that take place in that area.
Marie OsborneHOST
Earlier today, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott joined Fox and Friends to discuss what was happening there.
Tommy PigottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We have now seen five Americans being safely evacuated.
Tommy PigottSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That is up from yesterday.
Manoush ZomorodiHOST
Trump administration is planning to revoke visas in United States of foreign nationals who enter United States as short-term visitors and later applied for asylum.
Manoush ZomorodiHOST
A United States State Department spokesperson, Tommy Pigott, said, quote, "Obtaining a visa in order to seek asylum is fraud, which is a ground for visa revocation." Pigott said that the number of revocations remains dynamic and would be carried out on rolling basis.
Manoush ZomorodiHOST
United States media reports suggest hundreds of thousands of visas could be affected.
Manoush ZomorodiHOST
Since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has revoked more than one hundred seventy-five thousand visas held by foreign nationals on various grounds, according to State Department.
Noa LeviHOST
U.S. officials noted that the Navy's clearing of mines from the Strait of Hormuz represents a watershed moment, giving the U.S. control over the crucial waterway.
Noa LeviHOST
U.S. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott stated that the Iranian economy is in free fall and the regime's military has been decimated.
Noa LeviHOST
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant, who announced the operation, described it as a sustained campaign targeting Iran's digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping.
Noa LeviHOST
The policy is expected to continue until after the US midterm elections on November 3.
Joe GigantiHOST
Look at what he's doing.
Joe GigantiHOST
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told the Associated Press, "We are coordinating with DHS to identify and revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently." Now, according to the AP, it, it will be the largest mass visa revocation in history, which I think is pretty good news.
Joe GigantiHOST
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau wrote in a lengthy post on X that Americans are, quote, "fed up with fake asylum claims," stating that the system has, quote, "long been swamped by frivolous asyl- asylum claims" and, quote, "creating years of lead time for applicants during which foreigners can otherwise put down roots in our country." And you see the game they play, right? This is why you have to nip this in the bud.
Joe GigantiHOST
They go through this frivolous system because they can.
Lakshmi SinghCORRESPONDENT
NPR's Michelle Kellerman with details.
Michelle KellermanCORRESPONDENT
State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott says the department is working with Homeland Security to identify and revoke the visas of foreigners who came to the US claiming to be short-term visitors, but then filed for asylum to stay here permanently.
Michelle KellermanCORRESPONDENT
He says these types of visas are issued with a clear understanding that they are for those who intend to return home.
Michelle KellermanCORRESPONDENT
He was responding to an Associated Press report on documents that show the department is focusing on B1 and B2 visas issued in the last decade and could amount to 200,000 revocations.
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