McConnell: Not appropriate for U.S. to target Iran's cultural sites

[January 08, 2020]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said at a news conference that it would not be appropriate for the U.S. to strike Iranian cultural sites, a move threatened by President Donald Trump.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is followed by reporters as he walks to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/ Leah Millis

(Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Chris Reese)

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