To the Editor:

Re “Esper Didn’t See Evidence of Plot to Hit Embassies” (front page, Jan. 13):

Among the many questions swirling around the contradictory reports offered by the defense secretary, the secretary of state and the national security adviser about the supposedly imminent threats that led to the assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, I have two: Which embassies or other facilities were warned about this threat, and what defensive action were they advised to take?

If there was such an imminent threat, what other options were offered to President Trump to avert it?

Miriam Levine Helbok

Bronx

To the Editor:

“Iran’s Admission It Shot Down Jet Meets With Fury” (front page, Jan. 12) caused me no small amount of cognitive dissonance. Is there any doubt that absent our killing of an Iranian general the passengers on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 would have happily reached their destination by now?

The world appears to be thrilled that Iranians have taken to the streets because their government was grossly incompetent and then lied about it. Isn’t that what we Americans so passively endure on a daily basis?