US Defense Secretary Esper warns that 'all options are on the table' after a rocket attack in Iraq that killed three members of US-led coalition force
In this file photo US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrives to welcome British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for an honor cordon at the Pentagon's River Entrance on March 5, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters at the Pentagon that President Donald Trump on Wednesday night gave him the authority to do what he needs to do. It signalled a renewed spike in tensions with Iran and its proxy groups in Iraq. Esper and Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, declined to provide any more information about any impending US retaliation for the attack at Camp Taji north of Baghdad. But Esper said all options are on the table.
Two US troops and one British service member were killed and 14 other personnel at the base were wounded when 18 rockets hit the base on Wednesday.
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