Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell that Iran should be a 'normal country' and stop engaging in what he referred to as 'bad behavior.'
, Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper said that Iran has been engaging in"bad behavior" for around 40 years and that the country needs to become"normal."
"I think it's important at this point in time to not make this a United States versus Iran issue," Esper said."It's really Iran versus the world."Esper did not clarify the statement or give his definition of the phrase"normal country."reached out to the Department of Defense for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.
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