Trump threatens reprisals against Iran should U.S. assets or Americans be attacked
After an Iranian commander suggested that U.S. sites in the Mideast were at risk following the American strike that killed a top Iranian general, President Trump tweeted that 52 sites in Iran could be hit if it goes after U.S. targets.
In Iraq, fears of being caught in the middle
The strike that killed a top Iranian general has shaken Iraqis, sharpening fears that their soil will become home, again, for a bloody shadow war between Washington and Tehran.AnalysisIran has vowed revenge against the U.S. But it seems to be in no hurry.
Analysts believe Iran wants to cause just enough damage to the United States to avenge the death of Qasem Soleimani without starting an all-out war.Trump’s military tack on Iran shows limits of economic ‘maximum pressure’
Sanctions have crippled the Iranian economy without changing Tehran’s behavior or forcing it to negotiate a new nuclear deal, although the strategy has pushed the fight further into the military realm.Iran’s new Quds Force commander brings continuity to the post held by his slain predecessor
Brig. Gen. Ismail Qaani is considered more cautious and bureaucratic than Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani,
January 7, 2020
Iraq, once a policy afterthought, has become a problem for the Trump administration
The Pentagon on Monday rushed to play down reports that U.S. troops in Iraq were being repositioned in preparation for a possible withdrawal, worrying allies about a lack of strategy.
Soleimani’s funeral procession in Iran sees massive crowds and calls for revenge
The turnout for the military commander, pictured to the right, rivaled that of the ceremony to mark the passing of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989, experts say.
After President Trump threatened to strike Iranian cultural sites, a war crime, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said any such strikes would be lawful. (Video: JM Rieger/The Post; photo: AP)
Critic’s Notebook
The president didn’t threaten just Iran’s culture sites. He threatened culture.
A line has been crossed, and not one determined just by international law or conventions on the preservation of culture. It is about the soul of a culture or a people.
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