The US defence secretary has revealed he “didn’t see” any specific evidence indicating an imminent threat from
Iran before
Donald Trump ordered an airstrike which killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani earlier this month.Mark Esper said on Sunday he had not reviewed evidence indicating Soleimani posed an “imminent threat” to Americans, despite the
Pentagon previously saying the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds force was “actively developing plans to attack
American diplomats and service members in
Iraq and throughout the region”.