Markwayne Mullin on UK releasing terror suspects
US DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says the US is keeping a close watch on five suspected terrorists who UK authorities released. These individuals allegedly tried to bomb RAF Fairford. Mullin thinks they should be in custody and calls letting them go madness. He claims the US knew Iran and the IRGC planned an attack on a US asset in the UK before it happened. US counterparts in London got warned about the potential strike. Mullin says he can't share specific details because there is an ongoing investigation into what was discussed with UK officials. He confirms US partners are monitoring the five individuals. The speaker notes the UK's laws differ from those of the US and questions why these people were set free instead of arrested. Iran is called the world's leading state sponsor of terror. The US acted quickly based on information received from UK counterparts.
Transcript (en)
Well, that is discussion I've definitely had with our home secretary, which is called, that's my counterpart over there. And this is one of those cases that we knew that Iran and the IRGC was going to try to do an attack, possibly on a United States asset in the UK. We had been already watching this with our counterparts in London, giving them a heads up. THEY WERE ALSO FEEDING INFORMATION TO US. SO THIS WAS SOMETHING WE WERE PAYING ATTENTION TO ALREADY. WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. IRAN IS THE LEADS WORLD SPONSOR OF TERROR. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. THEY ARE CONTINUOUSLY DOING THAT. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LEARN THEIR LESSON. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S WHAT THIS MURDEROUS REGIME DOES. AND SO THEY'RE ALWAYS MAKING THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES AND OUR ALLIES. THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC. AND SO WE WERE ON HIGH AND WE WERE ABLE TO ACT QUICK. THEIR LAWS ARE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN OURS. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. WHEN WE SAW IT, WE WERE ABLE TO ACT QUICK. NOW, THEIR LAWS ARE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN OURS. I QUESTIONED THE SAME THING. WHY ARE YOU RELEASING THESE INDIVIDUALS OUT? THERE'S INFORMATION THAT I CAN'T SHARE BECAUSE IT'S ONGOING INVESTIGATION ON WHAT THEY SAID TO ME. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE JUST RUNNING LOOSE. BELIEVE ME, WE HAVE EYES, WE AS WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THEM SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS.
