What does the US hope to achieve with its erratic behaviour towards Iran?
Still image taken from a video appears to show two tankers at sea, one of which has a large plume of dark smoke in the Gulf of Oman.
But again, after his conciliatory tone following cancelling strikes last week, Trump immediately turned back to his confrontational rhetoric this week. The same day, that Trump threatened Iran, Mark Esper, the Acting Pentagon Chief made a call for diplomacy.
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