Iranian Foreign Minister Alleges That Israel Wants to Instigate a War

January 3, 2021 by mosesman

Iranian Foreign Minister Alleges That Israel Wants to Instigate a War
by CELINE CASTRONUOVO, https://thehill.com/
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday took to Twitter to warn President Trump to not be trapped by alleged attempts from Israel to provoke a war through attacks on U.S. forces.
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The Trump administration has blamed Iran for regular rocket attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, including near the U.S. Embassy, though no Iranian-backed group has claimed responsibility, Reuters reported.
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“New intelligence from Iraq indicate that Israeli agent-provocateurs are plotting attacks against Americans-putting an outgoing Trump in a bind with a fake casus belli [act justifying war],” Zarif tweeted Saturday.
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“Be careful of a trap, @realDonaldTrump. Any fireworks will backfire badly,” he added.
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Israel did not immediately comment on Zarif’s accusations Saturday, according to Reuters. The tweet comes ahead of Sunday’s one-year anniversary of the U.S. killing of top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani by a drone strike in Iraq.
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National security officials have signaled concerns that Iran may be planning a retaliatory attack on the anniversary, prompting the U.S. military to fly two B-52H bombers over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday in an effort to deter Iran. The deployment marked the third such mission into the region in the past 45 days.
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