‘We are on the BRINK OF WAR with Iran’ SHOCK admission from US official sparks WW3 PANIC…(8…)
A US politician has admitted that President Donald Trump is “on the brink of war” with Iran – just a day after the US leader agreed to send 1,500 troops to protect against the Islamic Republic.
By OLI SMITH
Express.co.uk
Sat, May 25, 2019
The US is “on the brink of war” with Iran, according to a shock admission from a leading American politician. The latest escalation in the threat of military conflict comes just a day after US President Donald Trump approved the Pentagon’s plan to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East. This comes amid rising tensions between the US and Iran, as American security officials look to counter the ”ongoing threat posed by Iranian forces”.
As part of the deployment, fighter jets, drones and other weaponry will be sent to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan.
The Pentagon confirmed that the deployment was in response to “an attack” on four oil tankers in the UAE and two oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia.
Security officials blamed this “sabotage” on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the US has recently designated a foreign terrorist organisation.
Iran denied it was behind the incidents but Rear Admiral Michael Gilday, director of the US Joint Staff, accused the IRGC of being directly responsible.
In response, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called the decision “very dangerous”.
General Morteza Qorbani, an adviser to Iran’s military command, also reacted by pointing to his country’s “secret weapons”.
He said: “If they commit the slightest stupidity, we will send these ships to the bottom of the sea along with their crew and planes using two missiles or two new secret weapons.”
Following this latest escalation, Tulsi Gabbard, who is running as a Democratic presidential candidate, told Fox News: “We are unfortunately on the brink of war with Iran.
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