On the bustling streets of Tehran, people are expressing relief that Iran and the U.S. don't seem primed for war. But opinions differ on whether Iran has done enough to retaliate for the U.S. drone strike that killed the country's top general.
Pedestrians walk past banners of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone attack on Friday, in Tajrish square in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. Many Iranians say they are relieved that neither their country nor the United States appear primed right now for a more direct military confrontation that could lead to war.
The dramatic blast of more than a dozen missiles caused no casualties at the two bases, although U.S., Canadian and British officials said Thursday that evidence showed that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile probably downed a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran just a few hours after Iran launched its attack on the Iraqi bases. They said the strike, which killed all 176 people on board, could have been a mistake.
The reformist daily Aftab Yazd led with the headline: “Iran’s slap makes Trump withdraw and declare peace.” Another reformist daily paper, Arman Melli, called it “A dark night for Americans.” “As the supreme leader said, it was a slap. It was not satisfying and bigger things should happen,” he said.“Trump is trying to boost the self-confidence of Americans, and I think he is lying,” Taghizadeh said about U.S. claims of no casualties. He added that because Trump is running for re-election, he “can’t say that we have had our soldiers killed.”
Across the country, ordinary Iranians are bracing for even more hard times after Trump vowed to keep up the maximum pressure campaign on Tehran.
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