With Iran’s retaliation minimizing casualties, its FM’s announcement that they had ‘concluded proportionate measures’, and Trump’s “All is well” tweet, the war threat may be receding …
- At the Edge of a War, U.S. and Iran Appear to Step Back (NY Times)
- Trump Says ‘Iran Appears to Be Standing Down’ Following Its Retaliatory Attacks Against Iraqi Bases Housing US Troops (CNN)
… but Trump’s threats of new sanctions could change all that:
- Live Updates: Trump Says Iranian Strike Caused No American or Iraqi Deaths; New Sanctions on Iran Will Be Imposed (Washington Post)
Are fears of Iranian cyberattacks exaggerated?
The backlash to the assassination of Soleimani spans a wide range from the Iraqi parliament to Tucker Carlson:
- Trump Faces Swift Backlash for Killing Soleimani as Iraqi Parliament Votes to Expel U.S. Troops (Middle East)
- Former Intelligence Officials: US Drone Attack on Iran Motivated by Israel (If Americans Knew)
- The Breathtaking Unravelling of the Middle East After Qassem Suleimani’s Death (New Yorker)
- Americans Increasingly Critical of Trump’s Record on Iran, Most Expect War: Reuters/Ipsos Poll (Reuters)
- Soleimani’s Death Opens a Door to Alternative Security Arrangements in the Gulf (Middle East Soccer)
- China Doesn’t Want War, But Trump’s Strike Against Iran Could Present an Opportunity to Beijing (CNN)
- Tucker Carlson Dissents as Right-Wing Media Weighs Trump’s Iran Strike (NY Times)
“Afghan officials fear that an escalation between Iran and the United States could hurt chances for peace with the Taliban during a critical time”:
“[G]overnments of both parties have misled the public during wartime”:
- Can the Media Manage the Iran Narrative? (Politico)
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