Former Admiral John Kirby fired back on Thursday when a reporter for Al Jazeera asserted that the United States was to blame for escalating conflict in the Red Sea with Iran-backed proxies in the area.
Correspondent Kimberly Halkett raised the question, first asking whether the U.S. was escalating tensions by supporting Israel pursuing Hamas leadership outside Gaza — and then arguing that by firing back on Houthi vessels, the United States was escalating tensions with Iran. Kirby, currently serving as director of strategic communications for the National Security Council, objected.
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WATCH: Leave it to the Al Jazeera reporter to claim w/o evidence it’s the U.S. — not Iran or Houthis — who’s esclating matters toward a Middle East war in the Red Sea b/c commercial vessels can’t travel safely.
John Kirby was NOT having any of this pro-terrorist propaganda.
