The Trump administration is facing mounting scrutiny over its justification for preemptive strikes on Iran, with Democrats and arms control experts saying little evidence has been presented to prove an imminent threat.
According to Reuters and the Associated Press, lawmakers who attended classified briefings said they were not shown intelligence indicating Iran was preparing to attack the United States.
"Was the US forced to strike because of an impending Israeli action?"@SecRubio: "No... No matter what, ultimately, this operation needed to happen — that's the question of 'why now?' But this operation needed to happen because Iran, in about a year or a year and a half, would… https://t.co/frLktQkfcb pic.twitter.com/9MqYEn5ocW
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President Donald Trump and senior officials have argued that Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear ambitions posed a serious and immediate danger. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. action was necessary to prevent higher casualties.
Analysts, including experts at the Arms Control Association, dispute claims that Iran was close to deploying nuclear weapons or intercontinental missiles.
Democrats are now pushing war powers legislation, arguing Congress must assert its constitutional authority over military action.
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