The latest symbol of that, of course, is the horrific crash of the Ukrainian passenger plane in Iran killing so many Canadians. Trump warned Iran that the U.S. had identified 52 Iranian sites, some “important to Iran and Iranian culture” and they would be “hit very fast and hard” if Tehran carried out revenge attacks on them. The American hostage drama of 1979 is probably the only historic Iranian event that most Americans remember, but it is rarely mentioned now in Iran. In American circles, the rule of the Shah of Iran — who was in power before the Islamic Revolution of 1979 — is often revered as a golden time for Iran. If there was a pause this week between the U.S. and Iran, most analysts believe that it is only short-lived.

Source: thestar January 09, 2020 22:47 UTC