Democratic senator says Hegseth trying to hide costs of Iran war from US public

Senator Chris Murphy said the Pentagon prevented him from visiting a major U. S. military base in Qatar. He later saw damage at the U. S. embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and described it as extraordinary and far worse than the public has been led to believe. Murphy warned that an Iranian strike during the day would have caused deadly injuries and deaths.

Chris Murphy says Pentagon blocked him from military base in Qatar and Iran strike on US embassy in Riyadh far worse than public led to believe The US senator Chris Murphy said the Pentagon blocked him from a major US base in Qatar, yet saw enough damage on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia to conclude that an Iranian strike would have been deadly had it happened during the day. The Connecticut Democrat, who sits on the Senate foreign relations and appropriations committees, described the destruction he witnessed in Riyadh as “extraordinary” and much more damaging than the public has been led to believe.

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