By #NatashaBertrand, #ZacharyCohen & #JenniferHansler via #CNN - March 1, 2026

#Pentagon briefers acknowledged 2 congressional staff in a briefing Sunday that #Iran was not planning 2 strike US forces or bases in the #MiddleEast unless #Israel attacked Iran first, undercutting the #Trump administration’s argument Saturday that #Tehran was planning 2 potentially strike the #US preemptively & posed an #ImminentThreat, according to multiple people who attended the briefing

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/us-israel-iran-attack-03-01-26-intl#cmm8g18pb00003b6s68xqscio