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Thursday, December 24, 2020
After missiles at the US embassy
Trump warns Iran of escalation
“If an American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible,” Trump tweeted after the rocket attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad. Meanwhile, his Iranian counterpart compares him to a known dictator.
In light of repeated rocket attacks on the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the current US president has warned Iran against further escalation. “If an American is killed, I will hold Iran responsible,” Trump wrote on Twitter. There are signs of more planned attacks on Americans in Iraq, Trump wrote.
The United States accuses Tehran of supporting Shiite militias in Iraq, believed to be behind the attacks on the embassy. Iran has denied such accusations in the past. In his tweet, Trump said the embassy in the specially secured Green Zone in Baghdad was hit by “multiple missiles” on Sunday. “Guess where they came from: Iran,” Trump wrote. He added that three of the missiles did not work. He also posted a photo of rockets.
Iranian President Hassan Ruhani had previously compared his American counterpart to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. “In Iran’s recent history, we have had to deal twice with two crazy … (Donald) Trump and Saddam,” Ruhani said. One involved Iran in a military war (1980-88), the other in an economic war, the president said on state television.
Ruhani compares Trump to Saddam Hussein
From Ruhani’s point of view, Iran was finally able to win both wars. Saddam was unable to occupy southern and southwestern Iran, and Trump was unable to force the planned regime change. “Saddam was executed for his crimes … Trump’s fate will not look much better either,” Ruhani said.
Economic sanctions imposed by the United States plunged Iran into the worst economic crisis in its recent history. According to its own statements, the US government wants to force Iran to renegotiate the international nuclear agreement and accept stricter conditions.
The Tehran leadership accuses the US government of trying to bring about a change of power with sanctions. The United States denies this. Iranian President Ruhani hopes that Trump’s successor Joe Biden will return to the Vienna nuclear deal and lift sanctions.
