Pence says Iran is telling militias ‘to not move forward’ with additional attacks on US

Published January 9, 2020 1:32pm ET



Vice President Mike Pence revealed that Iran is directing militias not to attack the United States any further, citing U.S. intelligence.

The vice president made the admission during an interview on Fox & Friends Thursday morning. Anchor Brian Kilmeade asked him how the U.S. would respond if one of the militias that has ties to Iran, many of which were led by former Iranian top Gen. Qassem Soleimani, were to continue to retaliate for the strike that killed Soleimani.

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