Editorial: Trump and Iran step back from the brink — for now
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Jan 08, 2020
3 minutes
President Donald Trump sought to assure the world late Tuesday that Iran's flurry of rocket attacks on two Iraqi military bases housing U.S. forces were of no significant consequence. "All is well!" he tweeted, adding that damage assessments were underway. "So far, so good!" He followed that up with a more somber televised address Wednesday morning, noting that the Iranian government "appears to be standing down" and that the U.S. intends to impose more economic sanctions - apparently
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