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January 30, 2024

American Inaction Has Provoked Iran

Now three soldiers are dead.

As Tehran has gradually escalated its attacks on the U.S. and on commercial shipping—both directly and through its proxies—Washington has responded hesitantly and with minimal force out of fear of provoking escalation and finding itself in a broader conflict. This approach has predictably sent the ayatollahs the message that they can act with impunity, yielding exactly the sort of escalation the White House hoped to avoid. On Sunday, an Iran-backed militia in Syria carried out a drone strike on a U.S. base in Jordan, killing three American soldiers and wounding 34 others. Richard Goldberg writes:

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