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The security detail for former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, which was provided by the Defense Department, was revoked Tuesday night, a U.S. official and a Defense Department official told CBS News.
The Defense Department has not yet responded to a request for comment.
Esper is one of the former officials from President Trump's first administration who has received threats from Iran over the 2020 U.S. killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Quds Force.
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