BREAKING PEACE: Pentagon chief claims US steps ‘put on hold’ Iran’s plans for ‘attacks against Americans’ - ending missi

Pentagon chief claims US steps ‘put on hold’ Iran’s plans for ‘attacks against Americans’

Published time: 21 May, 2019 17:45

Washington’s peace-oriented threats towards Iran have paid off – at least according to Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, who says that the Islamic Republic had to “put on hold” its violent plans thanks to US efforts.
While Iran has repeatedly denied allegations that they are responsible for recent tensions and said that they prefer diplomacy to threats, Shanahan on Tuesday was certain that Tehran’s dangerous behavior had only been curbed by the US’s proactive measures.

These peace-keeping gestures presumably include sending a navy strike group to Iran’s border, ratcheting up crippling sanctions and President Donald Trump’s amiable threat to end the country altogether.

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