Rep. Will Hurd William Ballard HurdHillicon Valley: Oracle confirms deal with TikTok to be 'trusted technology provider' | QAnon spreads across globe, shadowing COVID-19 | VA hit by data breach impacting 46,000 veterans House approves bill to secure internet-connected federal devices against cyber threats House Democrats' campaign arm reserves .6M in ads in competitive districts MORE (R-Texas) said Sunday intelligence on Iran as a rising threat is "credible."

“I’ve seen the intelligence, it’s very credible intelligence. This intelligence was produced by hard-working men in the CIA, in our intelligence community," Hurd, a former CIA officer, said on CBS's "Face The Nation."

"It’s our military leaders that are asking for some of these moves to make sure that we’re protecting our folks in that region."

"I don't think anybody wants to go to war with Iran, but we need to be prepared to protect our troops that are already there.”

.@HurdOnTheHill says the intelligence on Iran as a rising threat is “credible”: “I've seen the intelligence… it's solid... I don't think anybody wants to go to war with Iran, but we need to prepare to protect our troops that are already there.” pic.twitter.com/kr12QXBmYv — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 26, 2019

Iran tensions have been high since the Trump administration last year pulled out of the Obama-era nuclear deal and reinstated sanctions on Tehran.

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The situation has escalated in recent weeks, particularly after the administration sent a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East amid what officials called “troubling and escalatory indications and warnings” from Iran that had not been publicly identified.

Trump said Friday that he would send about 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter Iran's influence, again citing intelligence about Iran.

Lawmakers were briefed last week by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoTreasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities Navalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning Overnight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers MORE and acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan Patrick Michael ShanahanHouse Armed Services chairman expresses confidence in Esper amid aircraft carrier coronavirus crisis Boeing pleads for bailout under weight of coronavirus, 737 fallout Esper's chief of staff to depart at end of January MORE on the intelligence supporting these military moves.

Democrats and foreign intervention skeptics have been critical of the moves, accusing Trump of being the one provoking conflict.