A top U.S. commander suggested that Washington's tough stance had prevented an attack.
Iran has decided to"step back and recalculate," but that doesn't mean that it didn't have plans to attack U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East, General Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, told"I don't actually believe the threat has diminished," he said, adding that he could not rule out the possibility that the U.S. would send more troops to the Middle East.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a military parade surrounded by officers during a ceremony marking the country's annual army day in Tehran, Iran on April 18The three countries presented the findings of their investigation into the May attack to members of the UN Security Council on Friday, blaming a"state actor" but failing to call out Iran by name.
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