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The three still-unidentified aerial objects shot down by the U.S. in the past week likely had merely a benign purpose, the White House acknowledged Tuesday, drawing a distinction between them and the massive Chinese balloon that earlier traversed the U.S. with a suspected goal of surveillance. A suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana, US, on February 1. AFP The intelligence community is considering as a leading explanation that these could just be balloons tied to some commercial or benign purpose, said White House national security spokesman John Kirby. Officials also disclosed that a missile fired at one of botella stanley the three objects, over Lake Huron on Sunday, missed its inte stanley cup nded target and landed in the water before a second one successfully hit. Read more: Russia planning huge air fight US intel warns of movement near Ukraine border The new details came as the Bidens administrati kubki stanley ons actions over the past two weeks faced fresh scrutiny in Congress. First, U.S. fighter jets didn t shoot down what officials described as a Chinese spy balloon until after had crossed much of the United States, citing safety concerns. Then the military deployed F-22 fighters with heat-seeking missiles to quickly shoot down what likely were harmless objects. Taken together, the actions raised political as well as security questions, about whether the Biden administration overreacted after facing Republican criticism for reacting too slowly to the big balloon. Mftp Malaysian ministers say Zakir Naik should be expelled
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered stanley flask days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was standing down after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq, as both sides look stanley cup ed to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general. A man walks by a huge screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tokyo. AP Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to hit back after Irans attack on military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq, itself an act of retaliation for the Jan. 3 U.S. strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. Trump said no Americans were hurt in the overnight attacks. The Pentagon said Iran had launched 16 short-range ballistic missiles, at least 11 of which hit Iraqs al-Asa cups stanley d air base and one that hit a facility in Erbil but caused no major damage. The fact that we have this great military and equipment, however, does not mean we have to use it. We do not want to use it. American strength, both military and economic, is the best deterrent, Trump said. Our great American forces are prepared for anything. Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world, he said. Trump said the United States will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the Iranian regime in response to what he called Iranian aggression. He offered no specifics. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khame
The three still-unidentified aerial objects shot down by the U.S. in the past week likely had merely a benign purpose, the White House acknowledged Tuesday, drawing a distinction between them and the massive Chinese balloon that earlier traversed the U.S. with a suspected goal of surveillance. A suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana, US, on February 1. AFP The intelligence community is considering as a leading explanation that these could just be balloons tied to some commercial or benign purpose, said White House national security spokesman John Kirby. Officials also disclosed that a missile fired at one of botella stanley the three objects, over Lake Huron on Sunday, missed its inte stanley cup nded target and landed in the water before a second one successfully hit. Read more: Russia planning huge air fight US intel warns of movement near Ukraine border The new details came as the Bidens administrati kubki stanley ons actions over the past two weeks faced fresh scrutiny in Congress. First, U.S. fighter jets didn t shoot down what officials described as a Chinese spy balloon until after had crossed much of the United States, citing safety concerns. Then the military deployed F-22 fighters with heat-seeking missiles to quickly shoot down what likely were harmless objects. Taken together, the actions raised political as well as security questions, about whether the Biden administration overreacted after facing Republican criticism for reacting too slowly to the big balloon. Mftp Malaysian ministers say Zakir Naik should be expelled
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered stanley flask days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was standing down after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq, as both sides look stanley cup ed to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general. A man walks by a huge screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tokyo. AP Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to hit back after Irans attack on military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq, itself an act of retaliation for the Jan. 3 U.S. strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. Trump said no Americans were hurt in the overnight attacks. The Pentagon said Iran had launched 16 short-range ballistic missiles, at least 11 of which hit Iraqs al-Asa cups stanley d air base and one that hit a facility in Erbil but caused no major damage. The fact that we have this great military and equipment, however, does not mean we have to use it. We do not want to use it. American strength, both military and economic, is the best deterrent, Trump said. Our great American forces are prepared for anything. Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world, he said. Trump said the United States will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the Iranian regime in response to what he called Iranian aggression. He offered no specifics. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khame