Iran’s ambassador to the UK said the Trump administration's military deployment because of unspecified Iranian threats risked 'serious miscalculation.'
LONDON – The United States is playing a"very dangerous game" as it attempts to"drag Iran into an unnecessary war," a senior Iranian official said Tuesday.
"We are prepared for any eventuality, this I can tell you," Baeidinejad said, amid growing tensions between the U.S. and Iran that have appeared to bring the two longstanding foes to the brink of war. The two countries have no formal diplomatic channel of communication, contributing to fears war could be started by accident.
"As we read of Bolton's plan to send 120,000 U.S. troops to go to with Iran, we should remind ourselves that this is a TOTALLY UNNECESSARY CRISIS!" wrote Trita Parsi, the founder of the National Iranian American Council, on Twitter. Trump has pursued a policy of"maximum pressure" on Iran, a strategy that has seen the U.S. slap the Middle East country with a series of increasingly onerous economic sanctions that have crippled its economy, led to runaway inflation and caused some food and medicine shortages. Last week, Tehran announced that it was abandoning two of its nuclear-deal-related obligations: exporting excess uranium and "heavy water" used in nuclear reactors.
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