Senator John Kennedy disclosed classified intelligence showing Iran sought to build a protective missile umbrella to safeguard its nuclear program before President Trump intervened to stop it.
Sen. John Kennedy: Classified American intelligence showed that Iran was threatening to bomb London, Paris & Germany
"Here's what our intelligence showed, and I've seen it. It's classified, but I've seen it. But I can give you a general outline. Our intelligence showed that Iran was building up its missile capacity, both ballistic and cruise, and they were going to compile so many missiles and drones that they were going to turn to America and Israel and say, 'We're restarting our nuclear weapons program, and if you try to stop us, we're going to destroy the rest of the Middle East. And by the way, our missiles can now reach London, Paris, and Germany.'"
"I've seen the intelligence. And President Trump was faced with, 'Well, do I let them continue?' He had already bombed some of their nuclear facilities, but he was faced with the decision: Do I let them get to the point where they have so many missiles and drones, ballistic and cruise, that they could destroy the Middle East, that they could hit London, that they might even be able to hit the United States? Or do I go in to stop them?' And he did."