As tensions mount between the United States and Iran, American and Iranian leaders publicly insist they want to avoid war. This is one hypothetical example of how easily a war between the United States and Iran could start. The subsequent “maximum pressure” campaign the administration applied to cut off Iran’s oil sales and connections to the international banking system deepened the siege mentality in Tehran. [This is how nuclear war with North Korea would unfold]In June and July, there were more incidents of sabotage targeting ships across the Persian Gulf. [Trump’s Iran policy is rooted in lies — the kind that got us into the Iraq War]Fearing that this was the first skirmish in a wider naval war, Iran began dispersing its mines, anti-ship cruise missiles and mobile ballistic missiles, lest they be struck by U.S. bombers.

Source: Washington Post May 23, 2019 15:45 UTC