Man whose wife died in Iran strike presses Vance: "Fundamental failures"

Vice President JD Vance pledged to examine possible failures behind the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in the Iran war, after a widower challenged the administration on accountability at a CBS News town hall that aired Saturday.

Joey Amor asked how leaders would answer for the death of Master Sgt. Nicole Amor, an Army Reserve member from Minnesota. Nicole Amor was among six killed March 1 when an Iranian drone struck an outpost at Kuwait's Port of Shuaiba. CBS News has reported concerns that the site lacked strong fortifications and anti-drone capability, and that the Army declined to move troops farther away.

Vance called Nicole Amor an honorable servant, conceded failures were probable, and said this conversation was the first time hearing of them, noting that information does not always reach a vice president. Vance promised to find out what happened, said anti-drone tactics have changed, and acknowledged that where troops were stationed had been a major mistake since corrected, though specifics would be withheld to avoid helping Iran.

Summarized by PolitiKool from CBS News’s reporting. Read the full story at CBS News →