{"id":80932,"date":"2020-01-08T13:50:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T18:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=80932"},"modified":"2020-01-08T13:50:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T18:50:44","slug":"news-and-analyst-1-8-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=80932","title":{"rendered":"News and Analyst (1\/8\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With Iran&#8217;s retaliation minimizing casualties, its FM&#8217;s announcement that they had <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JZarif\/status\/1214736614217469953\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;concluded proportionate measures&#8217;,<\/a> and Trump&#8217;s &#8220;All is well&#8221; tweet, the war threat may be receding &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/08\/world\/middleeast\/us-iran-war.html\">At the Edge of a War, U.S. and Iran Appear to Step Back<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/07\/politics\/rockets-us-airbase-iraq\/index.html\">Trump Says &#8216;Iran Appears to Be Standing Down&#8217; Following Its Retaliatory Attacks Against Iraqi Bases Housing US Troops<\/a> (CNN)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but Trump&#8217;s threats of new sanctions could change all that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/iran-live-updates\/2020\/01\/08\/c835c218-31a0-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html\">Live Updates: Trump Says Iranian Strike Caused No American or Iraqi Deaths; New Sanctions on Iran Will Be Imposed<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Are fears of Iranian cyberattacks exaggerated?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/07\/opinion\/iran-cyber-attack-hacking.html\">It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Time to Calibrate Fears of a Cyberwar with Iran<\/a> (USA Today)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The backlash to the assassination of Soleimani spans a wide range from the Iraqi parliament to Tucker Carlson:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/2020\/01\/05\/trump-faces-swift-backlash-for-killing-soleimani-as-iraqi-parliament-votes-to-expel-u-s-troops\/?utm_source=Trita+Parsi&amp;utm_campaign=84823ec7be-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_01_05_09_15&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_bf648b5618-84823ec7be-274186113&amp;mc_cid=84823ec7be&amp;mc_eid=4841da88e5\">Trump Faces Swift Backlash for Killing Soleimani as Iraqi Parliament Votes to Expel U.S. Troops<\/a> (Middle East)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/israelpalestinenews.org\/former-intelligence-officials-us-drone-attack-on-iran-motivated-by-israel\/\">Former Intelligence Officials: US Drone Attack on Iran Motivated by Israel<\/a> (If Americans Knew)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/our-columnists\/the-breathtaking-unravelling-of-the-middle-east-after-suleimanis-death?source=EDT_NYR_EDIT_NEWSLETTER_0_imagenewsletter_Daily_ZZ&amp;utm_campaign=aud-dev&amp;utm_source=nl&amp;utm_brand=tny&amp;utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_010620&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;bxid=5c8e8d393f92a46e8972f5a2&amp;cndid=56708508&amp;esrc=&amp;mbid=&amp;utm_term=TNY_Daily\">The Breathtaking Unravelling of the Middle East After Qassem Suleimani\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Death<\/a> (New Yorker)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-trump-iran-poll\/americans-increasingly-critical-of-trumps-record-on-iran-most-expect-war-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1Z62KF\">Americans Increasingly Critical of Trump&#8217;s Record on Iran, Most Expect War: Reuters\/Ipsos Poll<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mideastsoccer.blogspot.com\/2020\/01\/soleimanis-death-opens-door-to.html\">Soleimani\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Death Opens a Door to Alternative Security Arrangements in the Gulf<\/a> (Middle East Soccer)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/07\/asia\/iran-us-china-middle-east-intl-hnk\/index.html\">China Doesn&#8217;t Want War, But Trump&#8217;s Strike Against Iran Could Present an Opportunity to Beijing<\/a> (CNN)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/07\/business\/media\/tucker-carlson-iran-trump-media.html\">Tucker Carlson Dissents as Right-Wing Media Weighs Trump\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Iran Strike<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Afghan officials fear that an escalation between Iran and the United States could hurt chances for peace with the Taliban during a critical time&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/08\/world\/asia\/afghanistan-iran-soleimani.html\">As Iran and U.S. Trade Blows, Afghanistan Sweats Between the 2 Powers<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;[G]overnments of both parties have misled the public during wartime&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/01\/07\/media-iran-message-095741\">Can the Media Manage the Iran Narrative?<\/a> (Politico)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Iran&#8217;s retaliation minimizing casualties, its FM&#8217;s announcement that they had &#8216;concluded proportionate measures&#8217;, and Trump&#8217;s &#8220;All is well&#8221; 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