Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say - Reuters
Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say Reuters
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"That Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of preemptive strike against the United States of America."
— Mark Warner , Politician
"This is an example of the president deciding what he wanted to do, and then making his administration go and find whatever argument they could make to justify it."
— Andy Kim , Politician
"Most Congressional Democrats… are going to line up next week and say, ‘We don’t want the President to have any authority to defend the United States of America against the imminent threat of Iran.’"
— Brian Mast , Politician
"Briefed the bipartisan staffs of several national security committees in both chambers for over 90 minutes on the military action in Iran."
— Dylan Johnson , Executive
"Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. A vicious group of very hard, terrible people."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime."
— Donald Trump , Politician
Key People
Andy Kim is a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
Supreme Leader of Iran.
Representative from Florida and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Dan Caine is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
White House spokesperson addressing the Pentagon briefing.
Former CIA Director.
U.S. Secretary of State.
CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Democratic Senator from Virginia.
Pete Hegseth is the United States Secretary of Defense.
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The Pentagon briefed congressional staff, stating Iran had no plans to strike U.S. forces unless Israel attacked first, contradicting the White House's assertion of an imminent threat from Tehran.
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