Middle East on war alert
Abdel Bari Atwan- Are the US and Israel still seeking a pretext to attack Iran before Trump leaves office?
Are the US and Israel still seeking a pretext to attack Iran before Trump leaves office?
Sunday marks the anniversary of the US assassination of Iran’s legendary Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Iraq’s Hashd ash-Shaabi leader Abu-Mahdi al-Muhandes and nine of their companions. It also signals the end of the Christmas and New Year holiday period. The timing seems set either for Iran to act on its threats to retaliate for the murders, or for the US and Israel to start a war against it during the Trump administration’s two remaining weeks in office – if that is, indeed, what they are planning.
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