At the Edge of a War, the U.S. and Iran Appear to Step Back
Initial assessments indicate that no Americans were killed in Iranian strikes, so President Trump may not feel the pressure to punch back.
By Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
Jan. 8, 2020
WASHINGTON — After the United States and Iran stormed to the edge of a cliff this week, early indications suggest that the two countries apparently have decided they do not want to jump, at least not yet.
With initial battle assessments indicating that no Americans were killed in Iranian strikes on two military bases in Iraq early Wednesday, President Trump may not feel the punch-back-or-lose-face pressure he would have confronted with high troop casualties.
Iran’s foreign minister announced after the attacks that the nation had “concluded proportionate measures†in its retaliation for the killing of the country’s most revered military general in an American drone strike last week.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/world/middleeast/us-iran-war.html
