Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday that the U.S. doesn't want war but reserves the right to surround Iran with warships and bombers just in case Teheran makes a "bad" decision that doesn't conform to Washington's interests, the RT website reports today (May 12, 2019).
"A build-up of 'deterrent forces' around Iran is necessary so that the U.S. could respond if Iran decided to come after an American interest -- whether that be in Iraq, or Afghanistan, or Yemen, or any other place in the Middle East," Pompeo asserted.
"We're not going to miscalculate: Our aim is not war, our aim is a change in the behavior of the Iranian leadership," Pompeo added.
The Pentagon also announced that a battery of Patriot missiles and the transport ship USS Arlington are being deployed to the region "in response to indications of heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against U.S. forces and our interests."
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