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What To Know About The Sudden Talk Of War With Iran
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President Trump came into office criticizing the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and promised he would try to avoid foreign military engagements. Yet this month the White House has been talking as if conflict with Iran is suddenly on the table. Trump tweeted over the weekend, "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran."
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If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!
But it's not clear if U.S. officials have evidence that Iran "wants to fight" or why the Pentagon has dispatched additional ships and bombers to the Middle East.
National security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have been especially aggressive in their Iran rhetoric.
Pompeo and other top officials briefed members of the House and Senate in private on Tuesday. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told reporters that the U.S. warnings and deployments have already made Iran think twice about starting anything. "This is about deterrence, not about war," Shanahan said.
But Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told 2CNY NEWS the U.S. is "playing a very, very dangerous game" by placing more military assets in the region.
Wednesday night, two U.S. officials told NPR's Tom Bowman the White House is considering a further deployment of about 5,000 military personnel to the region. This would include Patriot missile batteries designed to shoot down incoming missiles, plus aircraft and warships. The officials stressed the deployment, if approved, would be "defensive in nature."
Here's a look at how the talk has turned so bellicose and the risks involved.
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