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U.S. Continues to Deploy, Reposition Troops in Middle East, Esper Says

U.S. Department of Defense

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    Superseded · open corrected record

    Defense Secretary Mark Esper responded that U.S. forces would follow the law of armed conflict governing cultural sites.

    Esper remarks on law of armed conflict and cultural sites

    Trump threatened Iranian cultural sites; his defense secretary publicly drew the legal line · superseded evidence record

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    Defense Secretary Mark Esper responded that U.S. forces would follow the law of armed conflict governing cultural sites.

    Esper remarks on law of armed conflict and cultural sites

    Trump threatened Iranian cultural sites; his defense secretary publicly drew the legal line · Trump issued the threat January 4, 2020; Esper stated the law-of-armed-conflict position January 6