Vice President Mike Pence says he believes Iran intended to kill US troops in the ballistic missile attack on US forces in Iraq
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday he believes Iran intended to kill US troops in the ballistic missile attack on US forces in Iraq, echoing the nation's top general but contradicting a belief among some Trump administration officials that Iran intentionally missed areas populated by Americans.
"The ballistic missiles fired at American bases...we believe were intended to kill Americans. We have intelligence to support that was the intention of the Iranians," Pence said during an interview with NBC's Savannah Guthrie. Top US general says Iran tried to kill US troops as some administration officials believe they purposely missedPressed by Guthrie, the vice president said it was"not at all" risky to let Iran take the shot.
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