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U.S.-Iran Tensions Could Trigger War

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq Jan 31, 2007 (AP)— Citing Iranian involvement with Iraqi militias and Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, the Bush administration has shifted to offense in its confrontation with Iran building up the U.S. military in the Persian Gulf and promising more aggressive moves against Iranian operatives in Iraq and Lebanon.

The behind-the-scenes struggle between the two nations could explode into open warfare over a single misstep, analysts and U.S. military officials warn.

Iraq has become a proxy battleground between Washington and Tehran, which is challenging at least rhetorically America’s dominance of the Gulf. That has worried even Iraq’s U.S.-backed Shiite prime minister, who in a reflection of Iraq’s complexity also has close ties to Iran.

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