Pete Hegseth Says Administration 'Complied' With War Powers Act In Notifying Congressional Leaders Of Iran Strikes

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During a Pentagon press briefing, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth were asked about the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

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00:00Yeah.

00:01General, you say that General Carrillo increased force protection in Iraq, Syria, and Gulf

00:07and those areas.

00:09Were they given any advance warning the attacks were coming?

00:12And also, Mr. Secretary, when were congressional leaders notified how long before the attacks

00:18took place?

00:19SECRETARY POMPEO- Sir, to your first question, you know, the risk has clearly

00:23been rising over the last few weeks in the region.

00:27Based on that, and not a particular awareness of this operation, we've made smart decisions

00:33to minimize the risk to U.S. forces in the region.

00:36So they were given no advance warning?

00:38No, sir.

00:39In the congressional?

00:42They were notified after the planes were safely out, when we complied with the notification

00:48requirements of the War Powers Act.

00:49After the attacks, they were notified?

00:51They were immediately thereafter.

00:53Yes.

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