China News Agency, Washington, February 28 (Reporter Shao Tingting) US Secretary of State Pompeo attended a hearing of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives on the 28th local time to answer questions from members of the US Army on the killing of Iranian general Suleimani and other issues.
After the U.S. military attacked Iran's senior general Suleimani in January this year, several members of Congress expressed their dissatisfaction with the Trump administration's actions without notifying Congress. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has invited Pompeo three times to testify, and the first two have been rejected.
During the hearing that day, several lawmakers asked Pompeo to elaborate on the specific evidence and decision-making process that led to the decision to kill Suleimani. Pompeo reiterated that the decision was to stop Iran's "imminent attack" on US personnel and US embassies. The killing of Suleimani can reduce the risk of harm to the American people. When asked which embassies were threatened, Pompeo said the information was "confidential" and must not be disclosed.
Pompeo's response drew strong dissatisfaction from Democratic lawmakers. Democratic lawmaker Levin said that "secret" cannot be used as a pretext for "non-existent" evidence. Democrat Sicily has questioned the Trump administration's Iran policy. He said that since January this year, under Trump's so-called "maximum pressure" policy, the United States has had to send more soldiers to the surrounding areas of Iran, and Iran has "re-embarked on the road to nuclear support."
Several Republican lawmakers have expressed support for the Trump administration's military action.
At the scene of the hearing that day, several Americans held signs saying "Peace with Iran" and "Don't Sanction Iran," expressing protests against the Trump administration's Iranian policy.
To limit presidential power, the House of Representatives and the Senate have successively passed war power resolutions to limit Trump's future military actions against Iran. Trump has not signed the resolution so far.
Since the United States announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement in May 2018, the Trump administration has successively imposed multiple rounds of economic sanctions on Iran. In January this year, U.S. forces attacked senior Iranian general Suleimani and caused further deterioration in US-Iranian relations. (Finish)