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In recent events, media leaks mentioned that the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s “Quds Force”, Ismail Qaani, had met in Baghdad about two weeks ago with the leaders of Iraqi groups loyal to Tehran, urging them to stop any attack on American interests so as not to give this. An excuse “for the Trump administration to launch military strikes.
According to “ABC News”, an Iraqi government official confirmed that the secret meeting between Ghaani and the leaders of the Iraqi groups took place.
And that official, who declined to be named, said Qani called on the leaders of those factions to remain calm and stop any attacks on the US presence in Iraq at this time.
“last chance”
It appears that Tehran is not alone in fearing a US military move against it, as European intelligence officials have previously expressed concern over such attacks in the “last breath” of Trump’s presence in the White House.
The Associated Press cited three intelligence sources as Europe’s fear that the US administration could start a war in the region, following repeated reports that Trump asked his military advisers to come up with scenarios for carrying out those attacks. .
Those sources expressed fear that the Israeli occupation state and Saudi Arabia will put great pressure on Trump to wage war against Iran, especially as they see it as a “last chance” before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. January 20.
What reinforces these fears, according to these European sources, is Trump’s replacement of military leaders by others who have “hard-line” positions against the Iranian regime.
Pompeo: all options are open
And US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had previously said that all options were still on the table to confront Iran, as it continued to enrich uranium.
In response to a question from the Israeli newspaper “Jerusalem Post,” whether the United States is prepared to pursue options other than sanctions, with Iran’s continuing uranium enrichment and Tehran’s violation of the terms of the nuclear deal, Pompeo said : “Certainly, the administration has been clear on this matter over the years. There is no reason to change this, either today or tomorrow.”
Pompeo said: “My assessment of things, and history will decide that, that we succeeded in that (pressure on Iran).”
“I remember when we implemented the maximum pressure political campaign, we got out of the nuclear deal, and the world said at the time that the US sanctions would not work … the fact is that they reduced Iran’s ability to harm the world.” added.
He continued: “They (the Iranians) are still active, as you see, they continue to enrich uranium and have not radically changed the nature of their activities, the operation of the militias in Syria and Iraq, and the patronage of Hezbollah (in Lebanon), but not to the same extent as in the past, “as she says.
