Defense Secretary Says He 'Didn't See' Evidence of Trump's Claim of Four Embassies Under Threat from Iran

“I didn’t see one with regard to four embassies,” Mark Esper said

said the administration did not have precise information about the Iranian threat. “We don’t know precisely when and we don’t know precisely where but it was real,” he said.

Also on Sunday, Esper chose the path of avoidance when posed the same question by CNN’s Jake Tapper, saying, “I’m not going to discuss intelligence matters here on the show.”To which Esper replied, “It’s the President’s prerogative.” Defense Secretary Mark Esper: "There was intelligence that there was an intent to target the US embassy in Baghdad. What the President said with regard to the four embassies is what I believe as well"

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