'Washington is deliberately provoking Iran,' Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed.
President Donald Trump may now be talking down the chances of open conflict with Iran, but Russia is continuing to lambast the U.S. for what it considers inflammatory and belligerent foreign policy designed to justify a war with Tehran.
“These actions are accompanied by warmongering statements and groundless and unproven accusations addressed to Iran saying that the country is involved in some sabotaging operations on the adjacent territories and posing threats to American diplomats in neighboring Iraq,” she said. “It seems that by adopting sanctions, applying military pressure and resorting to sharp and aggressive rhetoric, Washington is deliberately provoking Iran into sterner retaliation measures and looking for a reason to engage in direct confrontation,” Zakharova told reporters.
Nonetheless, the Pentagon has reportedly presented a new plan to send another 10,000 U.S. soldiers to the Middle East as a deterrence measure.
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