Not the response we were hoping for:
As Americans waited to see how the U.S. would respond to an Iranian-backed Iraqi militias embassy attack, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei taunted President Trump on Twitter Wednesday taking Trump on at his own game.
That guy (President Trump) has tweeted that we see Iran responsible for the events in Baghdad & we will respond to Iran. 1st: You cant do anything. 2nd: If you were logical which youre not youd see that your crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan
have made nations hate you, If the Islamic Republic decides to challenge & fight, it will do so unequivocally. Were not after wars, but we strongly defend the Iranian nations interests, dignity, & glory. If anyone threatens that, we will unhesitatingly confront & strike them." Khameneis official English-language Twitter account posted.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/01/01/iran-supreme-leader-stokes-twitter-war-with-donald-trump/Kim Jong Un also joined in taunting the United States a few days ago:
"we will never allow the impudent U.S. to abuse the DPRK-U.S. dialogue for meeting its sordid aim but will shift to a shocking actual action to make it pay for the pains sustained by our people so far and for the development so far restrained,
I really hope the decisions Trump makes are based on the advice from top foreign policy experts and diplomats from the international community, or that at least someone convinces him that starting a war with Iran could hurt him politically. Or at the very least not ignore the Joint Chiefs...
looks like Trump managed to squeeze in 10 rounds of golf in the past 12 days:
https://factba.se/topic/calendar, so the hands off approach is at least a possibility. Hope it doesn't rain.