The New York Times
News Analysis
In Face-Off With Iran, Escalation May Depend on Who Prevails Inside Washington and Tehran
Despite
periodic signs of reluctance from President Trump, his secretary of
state, Mike Pompeo, and the national security adviser, John R. Bolton,
were driving a policy of maximum pressure.CreditTom Brenner for The New York Times
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WASHINGTON
— As Iran and the United States face off in the Gulf of Oman, the risk
may not be just at sea, but in Tehran and Washington, where both Iranian
and American hard-liners are seizing on the moment for political
advantage.
The attacks this week on two tankers in the gulf, instantly attributed to Iran by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and then President Trump, emboldens the hard-liners in both countries, each able to argue their longtime adversary is itching for war.
In the White House, Mr. Pompeo and the national security adviser, John R. Bolton, were driving a policy of maximum pressure — despite periodic signs of reluctance from President Trump.
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