Will Joe Biden try to assuage Iran over the US killing of its top general?
Iran has been vocal about wanting revenge for the death, but it’s unlikely it wants an all-out war
22 December 2020 - 11:25
Ever since a US missile killed Iran’s most important general almost a year ago, the regime has been vowing revenge, with the latest threat coming just last week. Yet aside from a barrage of missile strikes on an Iraqi base last January, causing traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) for US soldiers stationed there, Iran’s response has been relatively muted.
That’s because, even as the US military prepares for anything Iran or its proxies might try, the regime is not looking for an open confrontation with the world’s most powerful military. So says Gen Frank McKenzie, the man in charge of the US central command...
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