Pentagon tells Congress no sign Iran was going to attack U.S., sources say

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Administration officials emphasized that Iran's ballistic missiles and proxy forces in the region posed an imminent threat to U.S. interests, but there was no intelligence about Tehran attacking U.S. forces first, two sources told Reuters

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Trump administration officials acknowledged ‌in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces ⁠first, two people familiar with the matter said.