In addition to reports of imminent new US sanctions against Iran, President Trump continued to play up the possibility of further, more aggressive action over Iran’s weekend test of a ballistic missile, insisting “nothing is off the table” in responding to Iran.
Some in the administration had already hinted of the possibility of military action against Iran yesterday, and Trump’s comments just added fuel to that speculation. The US argues that the missile test may have violated a UN ban, though Iran insists that the missile was not designed to carry nuclear warheads, and thus it would not be covered by the ban.
Iranian officials downplayed the comments, with key official Ali Akbar Velayati insisting Trump’s comments amount to “empty threats” and would not impact Iran’s ongoing efforts to improve their conventional missile systems for defensive purposes. Iranian officials further dismissed Trump’s comments as baseless, and said that even the visa ban simply reflected Trump’s ‘inexperience.”
The Trump Administration has been playing up tensions with Iran on several fronts, however, with Trump claiming in an overnight tweet that Iran is “rapidly taking over Iraq,” and that the US had squandered $3 trillion in war there.
Is Trump the final step in Israel’s plan for a greater Israel? We had hoped for a bit of a Nazi, looks like we are getting just another shill for Israel. Zionist are always one step ahead of everyone. Sigh.
Trump is Raimondo’s Folly.
“Nothing is off the table” says DT, echoing Obama in his first few years in oval office.
But i said in those years that US would not wage a war against iran for decades.
How about DT? No, probably never. But ?all Democrats, journalists;’ most Republicans, Europeans loving Haley’s and DT’s comments.
And the country now unified or on its way to unity?!!!!
As always, nothing is off the table except peace and decency
It wasn’t the domestic Iranian missile test that prompted this warning, but the “Houthi” attack on a Saudi frigate. Is the antiwar consensus in favor of Iranian proxy takeover of Yemen by force ? What would the repurcussions of victory be, except no less than the deaths of hundreds of thousands in a full-blown ground invasion of Yemen by Saudi Arabia ? Think about it. Iran should not be applauded for its intervention in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia (plus mercenaries) is already fully invested in a land invasion.
It was both. Thinking the Saudi slaughter shouldn’t be supported with America’s weaponry and blessings is what the consensus should be.
Ha ha hasbara.
Iran insists that the missile was not designed to carry nuclear warheads, and thus it would not be covered by the ban.
Please stop propagating the myth that there is a UN ban on Iranian ballistic missile tests. Here is the text of 2231,“Iran is called upon not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches”
In other provisions of the text, words such as ‘decides’, ‘underscores’, ‘Affirms’, and ‘will’ are used.
The sanctions are already and ACT OF WAR!