Meeting with Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban on Monday, President Trump
reported that he’s “hearing little stories about Iran,” and that “if they do anything they will suffer greatly.”
While this is the most directly Trump himself has addressed the
possibility of US moves against Iran, it echoes weeks of narrative from
other administration officials claiming Iran might be about to do
something threatening US interests.
The idea of Iran being poised to do something came in the wake of the US
military buildup in the Middle East, trying to present the US as being
prepared to retaliate against some non-specific Iranian threat.
Trump’s comments come in the wake of claims that Saudi oil tankers were
sabotaged, and comments from US officials suggesting that they’d very
much like to blame Iran, but don’t have the evidence to do so.
Trump: Iran Will Suffer Greatly If It Tries Anything
Tells Hungarian PM he's 'hearing little stories about Iran'
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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