Growing Fears Of A U.S. - Iran War

Iranian President Hassan Rohani delivers a speech during the annual military parade marking in Tehran, Iran, September 22, 2018.Tasnim News Agency/REUTERS

Haaretz: How the War Between America and Iran Will Start

Iran is laying trip-wires for a violent, costly escalation. America’s response will be determined by a besieged president, an administration led by anti-Iran hawks and a pre-occupied Congress

There are growing signs that there could be escalation at the edge – provocative attacks by pro-Iranian Shia forces operating in the Wild West of Iraq. How will America handle this form of escalation with Iran?

Will a direct, premeditated attack on U.S. troops by Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria draw the United States into a conflict at the core: a major, all-out U.S. war against Iran?

It’s becoming more conceivable by the day. Indeed, there's potentially a lot more than just good old-fashioned "gunboat diplomacy" and deterrence-posturing going on when it comes to recent, very loud and very visible moves by the Trump administration, which this week cited intelligence pointing to a threat to U.S. forces from Iranian proxies.

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Update #1: The world just got a bit more dangerous after Iran's nuclear deal announcement (Ben Wedeman, CNN)
Update #2: Chances of war with Iran are rising. And Donald Trump is to blame (Michael H Fuchs, The Guardian)

WNU Editor: Many Western commentators blame President Trump for this increase in tensions. But I do not see it that way. Iran has been in conflict with the U.S. and its Sunni neighbours for as long as I can remember. Supporting groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, while sending assassination squads to Europe also does not help .... Europe Contemplating New Sanctions Against Iran After Terror Plots Uncovered In Denmark And Paris (November 4, 2018).