DON’T MAKE IRAN THE NEW UKRAINE

Matthew Petti warns that American hawks are pushing for war with Tehran

THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL CARRIED out a large-scale military exercise, Juniper Oak, in late January. The exercise was followed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and General Mark Milley touring the Middle East in early March, with plans for the first ever US-Saudi exercise in mid-March. American officials coyly denied the drills were “intended to be focused on any one single adversary”, but Israeli officials loudly proclaimed that they were building their ability to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities. The US Ambassador, Tom Nides, declared in late February that Israel “can and should do whatever they need” to Iran, “and we’ve got their back”. The Biden administration has refused to clarify whether Nides was giving a green light for war. Like every other President since George W. Bush, Joe Biden has…

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