Current Events > Nytimes: WW3 is canceled. But proxies may still attack.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/world/middleeast/iran-strikes-escalation.html

WASHINGTON After storming to the edge of a cliff this week, early indications suggest that the United States and Iran apparently have decided they do not want to jump, at least not yet.
With initial battle assessments indicating that no Americans were killed in Iranian strikes on two military bases in Iraq on Tuesday, President Trump may not feel the punch-back-or-lose-face pressure he would have confronted with high troop casualties.

Irans foreign minister announced early Wednesday that the nation had concluded proportionate measures in its retaliation for the killing of the countrys most revered military general in an American drone strike last week.

But with Irans leadership demanding anew that the United States must leave the region, it is expected that attacks by Tehrans proxy forces will continue, and Irans leadership can, at a time of its choosing, decide whether to launch additional, asymmetrical strikes, especially cyberattacks, against Western interests. And that could bring both countries back to the edge of the cliff again.

For all of the public chest-thumping in the last week, both sides took measures to de-escalate.
Before Tuesday night, Iran made clear that it would launch retaliatory attacks, and that they would come from the official Iranian military, and not proxy groups. The United States, for its part, was monitoring Iranian communications and had plenty of time to prepare to protect American troops in Iraq.

By the end of a long night Tuesday, there was a collective exhaling in the Trump administrations national security apparatus, and officials indicated they believed things had been contained, for now.
One administration official said the hope now is for de-escalation. So far, so good, Mr. Trump said in his tweet.
Though Iranian officials said their military response had ended, American troops in the region continued to fortify their positions in case of another attack, one military officer in Baghdad said.

Iran took & concluded proportionate measures in self-defense under Article 51 of UN Charter targeting base from which cowardly armed attack against our citizens & senior officials were launched, Irans foreign minister, Javad Mohammad Zarif, said in a tweet early Wednesday. We do not seek escalation of war but will defend ourselves against any aggression.

Missiles last night was basically an out.
Iran wanted to look like they tried without pissing off Trump where he would go full crazy.

Only thing is, proxy forces took orders directly from the general. They may not be on board for peace.

Thank goodness.

Just like the last time US and Iran were taking potshots at eachother, a jetliner exploded.

I can't help but wonder what grownup went to the white house and reigned him in.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

Just like the last time US and Iran were taking potshots at eachother, a jetliner exploded.

But those contain a mix of people.
Likely had Iranians, Americans, Russians etc.

You suggesting sabotage? But for what purpose?

darkphoenix181 posted...

You suggesting sabotage?

Dumbass saber-rattling caused the same thing twice. It's just an unfortunate coincidence.