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Fears rise over conflict with Iran -- and Washington 'has no effective de-escalation strategy'
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• White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War (New York Times)
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Source: CNBC
Fears rise over conflict with Iran — and Washington ‘has no effective de-escalation strategy’
PUBLISHED MON, MAY 13 2019 11:10 AM EDT UPDATED MON, MAY 13 2019 11:30 AM EDT
Natasha Turak
Regional experts and government officials are voicing their worry over the potential for conflict — intended or accidental — to break out between the U.S. and Iran.
The price of oil spiked Monday, with Brent crude jumping more than 1.5% at noon London time in a sign of market concern over the unraveling nuclear deal and provocative behavior from both Washington and Tehran.
“Both Iran and the United States are seemingly putting in place networks and infrastructure to deter military attacks against one another’s assets in the region,” Ellie Geranmayeh, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, told CNBC on Monday.
“In the absence of a serious diplomatic channel, the current maximalist approach from the Trump White House could spark a new cycle of intentional or inadvertent military confrontation in the region.”
Citing “very real” threat reporting on Iran, but withholding details of those specific threats, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emphasized during an interview with CNBC on Sunday that all options — military and otherwise — were on the table in case Iran “makes a bad decision.”
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PUBLISHED MON, MAY 13 2019 11:10 AM EDT UPDATED MON, MAY 13 2019 11:30 AM EDT
Natasha Turak
Regional experts and government officials are voicing their worry over the potential for conflict — intended or accidental — to break out between the U.S. and Iran.
The price of oil spiked Monday, with Brent crude jumping more than 1.5% at noon London time in a sign of market concern over the unraveling nuclear deal and provocative behavior from both Washington and Tehran.
“Both Iran and the United States are seemingly putting in place networks and infrastructure to deter military attacks against one another’s assets in the region,” Ellie Geranmayeh, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, told CNBC on Monday.
“In the absence of a serious diplomatic channel, the current maximalist approach from the Trump White House could spark a new cycle of intentional or inadvertent military confrontation in the region.”
Citing “very real” threat reporting on Iran, but withholding details of those specific threats, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emphasized during an interview with CNBC on Sunday that all options — military and otherwise — were on the table in case Iran “makes a bad decision.”
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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/13/fears-rise-over-potential-for-conflict-between-us-and-iran.html
