Don DeBar: Trump won’t start war with Iran

  Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday warned Trump against any possible adventurism against Iran during his last days in office, saying that he would be responsible for the consequences of any such move. Mohammad Javad Zarif’s statement came after Trump warned Tehran in a Twitter post that he would hold “Iran responsible” in the event of a fatal attack on Americans in Iraq. “Our embassy in Baghdad got hit Sunday by several rockets,” the US president tweeted earlier on Thursday, adding, “Three rockets failed to launch. Guess where they were from: IRAN.” He then circulated rumors of “additional attacks” against Americans in Iraq, warning Iran to “think it over.” Trump was pointing to Sunday’s rocket attack on the US embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. He also attached to his tweet an unauthenticated picture of three rockets. In response, Zarif said Trump’s accusations against Iran were “reckless” and based on “a worthless photo.” Meanwhile, Trita Parsi, founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council, believes that Trump’s recent warnings to Iran are signs of a plan to thwart Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. “Make no mistake: Trump has already moved B52s, submarines, and other military assets to the Persian Gulf,” tweeted Parsi, who is reportedly named by Biden to oversee Middle East affairs on the US National Security Council.