The Trump administration is the most bellicose and active on Venezuela, but Iran has never gone away as a target.
- The Trump administration is trying to link Iran to al-Qaeda.
- The U.S. is building up anti-regime organizations, which is always a component of regime change policy.
- And the Trump administration (and Facebook) are playing up an Iranian exile group, widely regarded as a leftist cult, a serious opposition group. No Iran experts that are not in the pay of the Mujahadin-e-Khalu (MEK) believes it.
Robert Dreyfuss, a reliable foreign policy correspondent, explains.
Despite growing Trump administration tensions with Venezuela and even with North Korea, Iran is the likeliest spot for Washington’s next shooting war. Years of politically charged anti-Iranian vituperation might blow up in the faces of President Trump and his two most hawkish aides, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton, setting off a conflict with potentially catastrophic implications.
Source: Is War With Iran On The Horizon? – The National Memo – Smart. Sharp. Funny. Fearless.
