David Phillips: Iran’s attacks on US bases is foreseen by senior former State Department official

David Phillips, a senior US Department of Foreign Affairs under the governments of Clinton, Bush and Obama, said he believes that Iran would retaliate against US military bases and interests, following Trump’s order. “Trump had announced a two -week margin for diplomacy to work. But it seems that the US has been in a hurry and decided to pull the trigger and attack anyway, risking escalating in the area and retaliation against US forces – 40,000 of them are within walking distance, “he told Al Jazeera. Phillips, who is now a visiting researcher at the University of Oxford, noted that “the importance of Persian pride should not be underestimated.” “Now that Iran has been attacked – not only from Israel but also by the United States – it will seek retaliation, and they will focus mainly on the US forces in the region, the Red Sea and other American interests.” Warned […]
Source: News Beast

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