Editorial: If we genuinely want to avoid conflict with Iran, Trump better find a new playbook
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Jun 19, 2019
2 minutes
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo insisted on Tuesday that "President Trump does not want war" with Iran, even as the administration continued to blame the Islamic Republic for mysterious attacks on four oil tankers and fortified the U.S. military presence in the Middle East with 1,000 new troops.
It's good that the administration is seeking to calm the anxiety it seemed to have been stoking.
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