Esper Says Bigger Iran Attacks Were ‘Days Away,’ Offers No Proof
- ‘I believe there were threats to multiple embassies’: Esper
- U.S. offer stands for no-precondition talks with Iran
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The top U.S. defense official said Iran had planned to attack U.S. sites within days before a top Iranian general was killed on President Donald Trump’s orders but that he hadn’t seen specific evidence to back up Trump’s claim that four embassies would be targeted.
“I didn’t see one with regard to four embassies,” U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” when asked if he’d seen a specific piece of evidence. A top Democrat said here had been no discussion in a Congressional briefing of four embassies being targeted.