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President Trump: At least 4 embassies faced threats

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President Trump: At least 4 embassies faced threats
President Trump: At least 4 embassies faced threats

President Trump says Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was plotting attacks on at least 4 U.S. embassies.

PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW SAYS THATMULTIPLE U-S EMBASSIES WEREPOTENTIALLY BEING TARGETED PRIORTO THE U-S AIRSTRIKE THATKILLED TOP IRANIAN GENERAL QASEMSOLEIMANI.THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T OFFERSPECIFICS BUT SAYS SOLEIMANIWAS PLOTTING ATTACKS ON FOUR U-SEMBASSIES.SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEOSUPPORTING THATSTATEMENT.CRITICS SAY THE ADMINISTRATIONFAILED TO BACK UP ITS CLAIM THATKILLING THE GENERAL WASJUSTIFIED BY AN IMMINENT THREAT.POMPEO: "THERE IS NO DOUBT THATTHERE WERE A SERIES OF IMMINENTATTACKS THAT WERE BEINGPLOTTED BY QASEM SOLEIMANI, ANDWE DON'T KNOW PRECISELY WHEN ANDWE DON'T KNOW PRECISELY WHERE,BUT IT WAS REAL."LAWMAKERS SAY THEY WERE NEVERTOLD ABOUT PLOTS ON U-SEMBASSIESDURING CLOSED-DOOR BRIEFINGSWITH TRUMP'S TOP AIDES EARLIERTHISWEEK.THIS WEEK, IT PROMPTED THE HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVESVOTED TO APPROVE A NEWRESOLUTION.IT'S AIMED AT RESTRAINING THEPRESIDEN'TS ABILITY TO USEMILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRANWITHOUT CONGRESSIONALAPPROVAL.

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