service members. i understand that. but this attack led to the death of three service members. is iran responsible for the death of these three service members that you just read their names and their families have been notified of their deaths. yeah. again, iran certainly bears a responsibility as they fund these a groups that continue to use capabilities that they get from iran. and of course killed three of our service members. can i take just a step back. sure. and just looking at last week, maybe from saturday of last week or sunday maybe, nine days. the u.s. launched strikes in syria, in iraq, against houthi positions, inside yemen with the aim of reestablishing deterrence and degrade their capabilities of whether attacking u.s. forces or shipping in the red sea, nonetheless throughout those days what we saw is unprecedented escalation. started with ballistic missiles, was targeted with a drone, more u.s. soldiers were injured, the houthis went after a british
definitely had an impact on degrading and disrupting the activities of some of these groups. clearly they have decided to keep conducting those attacks. and now it s had lethal consequences for american troops. we will weigh a set of options. the president will respond appropriately. the attacks need to stop. what is the legal basis? the constitution, commander in chief, the self-defense of our troops. the president has authority that take the action he needs to protect our troops and facilities overseas under article 2. the president faces a great deal of political pressure here at home with the republicans, for example, calling for direct strikes on iran. does the president feel that pressure, and how much does that pressure weigh on his decision making? the pressure the president is feeling, if you want to call it that, is to make sure that we can continue to protect and defend our national security interests in the region. first and foremost, his mind is solidly,