克里斯·墨菲表示，五角大楼阻止他进入卡塔尔的军事基地；而伊朗对利雅得美国大使馆的袭击严重程度远超公众认知。
这位美国参议员称，尽管无法进入卡塔尔的重要军事基地，但他亲眼目睹了沙特阿拉伯美国大使馆遭受的破坏程度，由此断定若袭击发生在白天，后果将极其致命。
Chris Murphy says Pentagon blocked him from military base in Qatar and Iran strike on US embassy in Riyadh far worse than public led to believe The US senator Chris Murphy said the Pentagon blocked him from a major US base in Qatar, yet saw enough damage on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia to conclude that an Iranian strike would have been deadly had it happened during the day.
作为康涅狄格州民主党人且身兼参议院外交委员会与拨款委员会成员的墨菲，将利雅得的破坏情况形容为“极其严重”，其破坏力远超过公众所了解的程度。
The Connecticut Democrat, who sits on the Senate foreign relations and appropriations committees, described the destruction he witnessed in Riyadh as “extraordinary” and much more damaging than the public has been led to believe.