White House Asked for Options to Strike Iran After Baghdad Attack
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National Security Council request came after mortars fired in September into area that houses US embassy in Baghdad, says Wall Street Journal
By Middle East Eye
Middle East Eye
The White House’s national security team asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for striking Iran, after a group aligned with Tehran fired mortars in September into an area in Baghdad that is home to the US embassy, a US newspaper reported.
The request by the National Security Council (NSC), which is led by John Bolton, sparked deep concern among Pentagon and State Department officials, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Sunday, citing current and former US officials.
“It definitely rattled people,” one former senior US administration official told the WSJ.
“People were shocked. ...