Iran prepared to make any new US aggression far more costly: Analyst
Former US government adviser Paul Larudee says Trump's repeated threats of aggression against Iran amount to a show of force, warning that another attack would bring no gains for Washington. “There's no benefit for him personally. There's no benefit for him politically. There's no benefit for the United States,” he told Press TV in a Sunday interview. Larudee warns that any renewed US aggression would face a stronger Iranian response, making confrontation increasingly costly for Washington.
He says Iran is prepared to ensure that any new attack would have far worse consequences for the United States. The commentator also argues that Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are driven by ambitions of personal legacy and territorial expansion, with Trump seeking global dominance and Netanyahu pursuing the Zionist agenda by drawing Washington into another military incursion against Tehran. The former US adviser, however, questions Trump's willingness to pursue another military escalation against Iran.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
Press TV closes on the analyst questioning 'Trump's willingness to pursue another military escalation against Iran', and the whole piece speaks of 'another attack' and 'any new attack' as hypothetical. The article never says that on the Friday before, Trump confirmed US military strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island, which Iranian state media reported as two missile strikes, and that Iran said it shot down an American MQ-9 drone. Without this, a reader believes the US had not resumed attacks on Iran and that a new strike was only a possibility.
How we know
- Al Jazeera English reported“US President Donald Trump has confirmed US military strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island”Trump confirms new US strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island (opens in a new tab)
- Al Jazeera English reported“Friday’s strikes are the first since Trump’s Republican Party was dealt a blow in Tuesday’s midterm elections in the US.”Trump confirms new US strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island (opens in a new tab)