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A war event and it could have been a proportional response but a response to notify several people within the administration that is going to take place. >> we will hear from secretary of state mike pompeo in a moment. let me read you from a couple of sentences right from the "the wall street journal." its unclear with the proposals were provided to the white house or whether president trump knew of the request. or whether they took shape at that point in time. important to note here. lets liste...

These kinds of things. i was on a staff that was doing these kind of plans. this was not done freequently bt its one to ask for plans and another one to act on them without the consent of congress, because it is the declaration of a war event and it would have been a proportional response but a response to notify several people within the administration that is going to take place. >> we will hear from mike pompeo in a moment. let me read you from a couple of sentences right from the "the wall s...

Say. >> we will not let iran get away with using a proxy force to attack an american interest. iran will be head accountable for those instances. if they are responsible for the arming and training of these militia we will go to the source. >> interview with cnn there. that language draws an image, think, of the u.s. and iran standing at a line, phil, and kind of this staredown. with that said, how close is the u.s. to some sort of real altercation with iran, do you think? >> i dont think very c...

Theyre arming the huthys in yemen. launching missiles into the gulf states. applying diplomatic pressure to prevent them from doing this. thats our mission. it is true, elise, we have told the islamic republic of iran that using a proxy force to attack an american interest will not prevent us from responding against the prime actor. that is, we will not let iran get away with using a proxy force to attack an american interest. iran will be held accountable for those incidents. >> even militarily...

Iran will respond swiftly and desid decisi decisively. historically tense would be an understatement but certainly the trump administration is taking a after the white house withdrew from the nuclear deal his predecessor negotiated. yesterday, secretary of state pompeo issued a warning to the islamic republic for missile attacks earlier this month on u.s. missions in iraq. >> we will not let iran get away with using proxy force to attack an american interest. iran will be held accountable. >> jo...

What it is called. >> we wont let iran get away with using a proxy force to attack an amaurcon interest. >> and that ahead. y cold, take new dayquil severe with vicks vapocool. whoa and vaporize it with an intense rush of vicks vapors. ahhhhh. new dayquil severe with vicks vapocool. the daytime, coughing, stuffy head, vaporize your cold medicine. introducing vicks vapocool drops, to vaporize your sore throat. breathe freely fast with vicks sinex. sniff my congestions gone. i can breathe again. i...

Southwestern iran was attacked. this video coming in to cnn just minutes ago. [ gunfire ] >> a governor there told local media that terrorists disguised themselves as islamic revolutionary guard members. a military spokesman says that the attackers were connected to a saudi arabian terror group. secretary of state mike pompeo has a warning for iran saying the country will be held accountable for any attacks on u.s. forces even by proxy forces. he sat down with cnns elise labbot. >> we have tol...

Facilities in iraq allegedly by iranian-backed initial as. >> we will not -- initimilitias. >> we will not let iran using a proxy force to attack american interests. iran will be held accountable for those incidents. >> reporter: even military? >> theyll be held accountable. if theyre responsible for the arming and training of these militias, were going to go to the source. >> reporter: pompeo doubled down on his for meeting with iranian officials and counseling them on a strategy. until preside...

Let iran get away with using a proxy force to attack american interests. iran will be held accountable. >> even militarily? >> if they are responsible for the arming and training of these militias, we will go to the source. >> reporter: pocmpeo doubled don on his attacks of john kerry. >> he always refused to treat our enemies like enemies. >> reporter: pompeo saysnegotia but he says that it things on

The u.s. has said that its going to make sure all iranian troops are going to leave syria and is willing to stay the course. are we headed towards a confrontation with iran? >> well, iran has been confronting the world as the worlds largest state sponsor of terror for quite some time. >> seems there is an escalation, though. >> they have armed militias, the hezbollah and militias in iraq, they are arming the houthis, launching missiles into the gulf states. the united states has begun to apply e...