Consulate Annex News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Hello, im matthew amroliwala. The white house has said it doesnt want to see the crisis in the middle east, escalate after iran carried out its first ever direct attack on israel. A us security spokesman, john kirby, said washington was not seeking a wider war. He told Meet The Press on nbc that it would be up to israel whether or how to respond but the us wouldnt take part in any attack on iran. The israeli war cabinet has been meeting to discuss its response to the attack. A senior minister, benny gantz, said israel would exact a price from iran in its own time and fashion. The Defence Minis...

It is currently called the consulate annex. the state department could have just changed the sign on that building to say u.s. embassy today and come up martha, we would have a very different story. there are israeli politicians, though, on the right wing especially, who worry this victory could come at a very high cost. in just a couple of months, president trump is expected to lay out his vision, if you will, for that ultimate deal between the israelis and palestinians, and those right-wing israeli politicians worry what president trump may ask for in return because of today's announcement...

These whistleblowers to be summoned to the hill? i mean, there are some people who were witnesses on the ground that day, and who were at the consulate annex. do you know who they are, and are you considering getting their information? >> yes. i had some telephone conversations with somebody today as a matter of fact. now, the more difficult part is some of the people that are still serving overseas. we're trying to get the full, complete picture, as much as we possibly can. remember, we're dealing in these different silos between the cia, the state department, the white house, the misinformat...

These whistleblowers to be summoned to the hill? i mean, there are some people who were witnesses on the ground that day, and who were at the consulate annex. do you know who they are, and are you considering getting their information? >> yes. i had some telephone conversations with somebody today as a matter of fact. now, the more difficult part is some of the people that are still serving overseas. we're trying to get the full, complete picture, as much as we possibly can. remember, we're dealing in these different silos between the cia, the state department, the white house, the misinformat...

Quarterbacking. given all the assets we have elsewhere around the world. it does seem worthwhile to ask you what should have happened and when and what do you believe went wrong? >> the secretary of defense is correct we are doing quarterbacking. if they would tell us more we would quit our monday morning quarterbacking. he didn't have the awareness to commit forces, look he had the situational awareness that the embassy was being attacked -- the consulate was being attacked in benghazi and should have had aircraft over there as soon as possible. john mccain is correct, they didn't have an ale...