Pentagon chief says ‘all options are on the table’ after attack on US troops in Iraq

WASHINGTON — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper warns “all options are on the table” after a rocket attack in Iraq that killed three members of US-led coalition force, including two Americans.

Esper tells reporters he spoke yesterday with US President Donald Trump about possible retaliatory measures. “He gave me the authority to do what we need to do,” Esper says.

— AFP

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