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| Trump says Iran planning 'sneak attack' on US troops, assets in Iraq |
| 2020-04-01 |
| [Fox News] From Skidmark's comment link President Trump said Wednesday that Iran is planning a "sneak attack" on U.S. troops or "assets" in Iraq, warning the country will pay a "heavy price" if this happens. The president made the abrupt announcement in a tweet Wednesday afternoon, coming amid lingering tensions between the two countries over past confrontations as well as the coronavirus pandemic. "Upon information and belief, Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on U.S. troops and/or assets in Iraq. If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed!" Trump tweeted. Trump's tweet came soon after he attended an intelligence briefing at noon at the White House. Sources told Fox News that the U.S. believes Iranian-backed proxies were planning the sneak attack, and that Trump's tweet was a warning to the Iranian leadership to tell their proxies to back down or face consequences In late March, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that Iran had refused American aid for addressing the coronavirus pandemic. Pompeo also condemned Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for spreading conspiracy theories that the U.S. was responsible for the outbreak, and pointed out Iran's own misdeeds that exacerbated the spread of the virus. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #6 Just watched a news conference where he basically said just that AP. Trump also mentioned that they should be helping their own people instead of looking to exploit the situation. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-04-01 19:16 |
| #5 Iran sees our corona virus crisis here in the US as a time of great weakness. The MMs in Iran do not give a rat's behind about their people, so it's time to ratchet things up a bit. The MMs need to feel personal pain if they are stupid enough to try attacks on US forces. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-04-01 18:57 |
| #4 I agree Mike |
| Posted by: Chris 2020-04-01 18:00 |
| #2 To be reported in tonight's "news" as, "Trump Wants Another War to Cover His Failures!" Make that, "Many Failures". |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-04-01 16:43 |
| #1 ...Remember how we felt about the Japanese after Pearl Harbor? That's going to be the way we feel about the Iranians if they try and hit us. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2020-04-01 16:37 |