Lee Says He Didn’t Hear About Soleimani Threat To Attack Four US Embassies In Briefing
"ON THE DAY U.S. FORCES KILLED SOLEIMANI, THEY LAUNCHED ANOTHER RECRET OPERATION TARGETING A SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL IN YEMEN"
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 27: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, questions Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kav... MORE
By Summer Concepcion | January 12, 2020 12:53 p.m.
A few days after attempting to clean up his “worst briefing” comment regarding the Trump administration’s briefing on the strike that killed top Iranian military official Qasem Soleimani last week, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) seems to have added to the mess.
For years, they called for a showdown with Tehran. But when it finally happened, they quickly called for calm. Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu privately told aides that the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani “isn’t an Israeli event but an American event." | Ronen Zvulun/Pool via AP
By NAHAL TOOSI
01/08/2020 06:29 PM EST
For years, they urged America to take a harder line on Iran, dissed its decision to ink a nuclear deal with Tehran and cheered when a tough-talking Donald Trump won the presidency.
Now, America’s closest Middle East allies are practically ducking for cover.