Trump's threat, posted on Twitter, comes amid rising international tensions in the Middle East as the U.S. has dispatched a carrier strike group and bomber task force to the region in recent weeks.
to never threaten the United States, warning the Islamic Republic that if it wants a fight, it would be "the official end of Iran."
and bomber task force to the region in recent weeks. The Pentagon says the military moves are in response to "heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations."The New York Times has reported that Trump told acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan that he does not want war with Iran. "There has been no increased threat from Iranian backed forces in Iraq and Syria," Ghika told Pentagon reporters.
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