White House Threatens Iran With Retaliation Over Militant Attacks

White House Threatens Iran With Retaliation Over Militant Attacks by Mark Lander

The New York Times

          This article discussed the complexity of the Trump administration's relations with Iran. After the most recent attacks by Iranian-backed militants in Iraq, Trump has threatened Iran just two weeks before a yearly United Nations General Assembly meeting which both President Trump and President Rouhani of Iran will be attending. Trump had wanted to discuss Iran's actions in the middle east, but many are urging him not to do so because this gives Iran a reason to bring up the western powers split over the Iran nuclear deal. Trump's administration appears to be split between those who want to bargain with Iran and those who want to destroy the regime. Prior to the most recent attacks in Iraq, Trump appeared to believe that Iran was changing, but these attacks show the exact opposite of that. Many believe that the increase in aggressiveness from Iran is in relation to Trump's increased economic campaign against Iran. The controversy over the Iran deal has lead Trump to switch his topic for the meeting of the Security Council to nonproliferation which allows for a broader discussion to help keep focus off of the nuclear deal. 

Website: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/us/politics/trump-iran-militants-iraq.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FUnited%20States%20International%20Relations&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=8&pgtype=collection
By: Morgan Knight