.MaddowBlog: White House effectively admits Iran did not pose an 'imminent threat'
Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, from center, attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's meeting with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps in Tehran, Iran on Sept. 18, 2016.Feb. 17, 2020, 4:20 PM UTCIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sat down with NBC News' Richard Engel last week and reflected on the violence between the United States and Iran last month.
in the interview that the Trump administration brought the region very close to the brink." He added,"We were very close to a war."we were very close to a war. According to the Trump administration, the military offensive that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was necessary in order to prevent an"imminent" attack. At least, that was the line in January.
The official explanation for the U.S. military strike, which was sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and is required by law, said that the offensive was intended as a"response to an escalating series of attacks in preceding months" by Iran and militias that enjoy Iranian support.
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