US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford, among others, will brief the full US House and Senate on the Iran tensions on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
On Thursday, Congressional leaders received a classified briefing on Iran from the White House following criticism that lawmakers have been kept out of the loop about recent military moves in the Middle East. Members of the so-called Gang of Eight were tight-lipped as they left the briefing.
The ranking member of the Senate intelligence committee, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, refused to comment on the classified information discussed, but said more lawmakers should be informed of the Iran threat.
Frustration has been mounting in Congress about the lack of consultation from the White House after the Trump administration sent military assets to the Middle East to protect US interests and on Wednesday partially evacuated the US Embassy in Baghdad.
— With AP
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