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Officials concerned Iran may be emboldened after Trump appears to dismiss incident as a possible accident; White House invites House, Senate leaders for briefing
Israel officials are reportedly concerned over the prospect that the US will not response decisively to Iran’s downing of an American drone in the Persian Gulf, with some worried Iran will interpret this as an unwillingness to engage in military operations against it and grow more aggressive in the region.
Good. Fuck Israel. But, a bigger false flag will be incoming, I'm sure. This false flag really had no uninvolved witnesses like the crew of the Nip Oil Tanker had.
A report on Channel 13 news Thursday, citing unnamed Israeli security sources, suggested officials interpret Iran’s decision to shoot down the drone as a test of the Trump administration’s resolve. The sources are reportedly worried about what they see as a hesitant response by the US thus far, which they fear could undermine the credibility of American warnings in future and encourage Tehran to up its attacks throughout the region.
The Israeli fears were sparked when Trump suggested in comments from the White House on Thursday that the incident might have been a mistake executed by someone in the Iranian military just being “loose and stupid.”
Trump added: “I find it hard to believe it was intentional.”
The Israeli concerns will come up in discussions between the national security advisers of Israel and the US, who are set to meet in Jerusalem next week along with their Russian counterpart for talks on regional security and Iran.
Earlier Thursday, Trump responded to the downing of the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone on Twitter, saying Tehran had made a “very big mistake” in shooting down the US spy aircraft near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
“This country will not stand for it, that I can tell you,” he told reporters at the White House.
Asked by a reporter if he plans to order a strike against Iran in response, Trump said: “You will find out.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his backing to Trump, appealing to “all peace-loving countries” to support American efforts to halt what he called escalating Iranian provocations.
Speaking Thursday at a reception in Jerusalem for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Netanyahu said that “in the last 24 hours, Iran has intensified its aggression against the United States and against all of us,” adding that “Israel stands by the United States and its military.”
In Washington, however, skepticism over US options abounded, with Democrats urging the White House not to be “reckless.”
The White House invited House and Senate leaders for a briefing with Trump on Thursday afternoon to discuss tensions with Iran.
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Amid Iran tensions, deputy head of US forces in Middle East visits Israel
Lt. Gen. Thomas Bergeson, the deputy head of US Central Command, visited Israel this week amid the face-off in the Persian Gulf between the United States and Iran.
The army says Bergeson was hosted by IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. It doesn’t specify when his visit was planned.
US Central Command, known as CENTCOM, is responsible for US forces in the Middle East. Its commander, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, requested the dispatch of a aircraft carrier strike group to the region in May as a response to what the US said were threats by Iran.
Earlier today, Iran announced it downed a US military drone over its airspace, but CENTCOM said the drone was shot down with a surface-to-air missile in international airspace.
6:29 pm
Pelosi says ‘no appetite’ in US for war with Iran
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the US cannot be “reckless” amid rising tensions with Iran.
Pelosi says today she doesn’t think US President Donald Trump wants to go to war. And she says the American people don’t want war either.
“There’s no appetite for going to war in our country,” she says.
The country needs to be “strong and strategic” about protecting its interests, Pelosi says, and “cannot be reckless.”
Pelosi calls a caucus-wide meeting of Democrats for later Thursday on Iran. House and Senate leadership will also be briefed by administration officials.
Tensions between Tehran and Washington have been rising over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers. On Thursday Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a US surveillance drone.
— AP
6:56 pm
Bolton to arrive in Israel Sunday for talks with PM, Israeli and Russian counterparts
WASHINGTON — US National Security Adviser John Bolton will travel to Israel over the weekend for “regional security talks” with top Russian and Israeli officials, the White House says today amid spiking tensions with Iran.
Bolton will meet Sunday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, followed by talks with his Israeli and Russian counterparts, Meir Ben-Shabbat and Nikolai Patrushev, NSC spokesman Garrett Marquis says.
Bolton also will meet with the director general of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission Zeev Snir.
The NSC announcement came just hours after Iran shot down a US drone in what Washington called an unprovoked attack.
Tehran said the drone, a high-flying Global Hawk, was brought down with a surface-to-air missile after it entered its airspace. The US military said the drone was in international airspace.
“Iran made a very big mistake!” US President Donald Trump tweeted.
— AFP
6:58 pm
PM calls on ‘all peace-loving countries’ to back US efforts against Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is appealing to “all peace-loving countries” to support American efforts to halt what he called escalating Iranian provocations.
Speaking Thursday at a reception for the New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Netanyahu says that “in the last 24 hours, Iran has intensified its aggression against the United States and against all of us,” adding that “Israel stands by the United States and its military.”
He speaks shortly after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a US surveillance drone in the Strait of Hormuz. Heightened tensions in recent weeks have raised fears of war between the two countries.
Israeli officials have welcomed Washington’s mounting pressure on Tehran, but steered clear of calling for a conflagration that might put Israel in the line of fire.
— AP
Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-20-2019/
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