"Although the US is militarily superior to Iran by a wide margin, the Iranians as a last resort could fire rockets or otherwise attack Saudi and UAE oil facilities. Such apocalyptic events are unlikely – but powerful figures in Washington, such as the national security adviser John Bolton and secretary of state Mike Pompeo, appear prepared to take the risk of a war breaking out... Bolton and Pompeo are reported to have used some mortar rounds landing near the US embassy in Baghdad in February as an excuse to get a reluctant Pentagon to prepare a list of military options against Iran... the US and Saudi Arabia have been talking up war against Iran just as economic sanctions are seriously biting."
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Politicians from BaltimoreUnited States National Security AdvisorsUnited States Permanent Representatives to the United NationsUnited States Under Secretaries of State for Arms Control and International SecurityUnited States Assistant Secretaries of State for International Organization Affairs
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Patrick Cockburn, in "The mysterious 'sabotage' of Saudi oil tankers is a dangerous moment in Trump’s pumped up feud with Iran" The Independent (May 13, 2019)
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