Top U.S. national security officials on Wednesday agreed to present President Donald Trump with a range of proposed options aimed at stopping any attack on U.S. military or diplomatic personnel in Iraq. , a senior administration official told Reuters.
The meeting was sparked by an attack in December. 20. At least eight rockets landed in Baghdad’s stronghold Green Zone in an attack aimed at the U.S. embassy, causing some damage, Iraqi military and the embassy said Sunday.
The official said a group of principled committee officials, including acting defense secretary Chris Miller, secretary of state Mike Pompeo and national security adviser Robert O’Brien, discussed the situation at the White House.
They agreed on a “range of options” that will soon be presented to Trump, the official said. The officer would not comment on the content of the options or say whether they included weapon options.