WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Today, during a Senate Armed Services Committee (https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-an-update-on-the-national-defense-strategy) hearing, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly pressed Defense Department leadership on the administration's justification for the ongoing military operation against Iran, demanding straight answers about whether the White House is overselling a threat to the American people to justify another war in the Middle East.
Kelly challenged Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby on the administration's claim that Iran posed an imminent threat to the U.S., pointing to the inconsistency with the ad...