Washington Blinks |
As the media campaign against Iran approached its crescendo, with agitators, propagandists, paid voices and algorithmic amplification converging to manufacture consent, the region appeared to be on the brink of war. United States military assets had repositioned around Iran from multiple directions, and a bombing campaign seemed a matter of hours rather than days. Yet, at the eleventh hour, Washington appears to have stepped back from the edge.
Reports indicate that Donald Trump has adopted a “wait and see” posture, signalling that while military action remains an option for the future, it has been shelved for now. This position was echoed by Iran’s envoy to Pakistan, Raza Amiri Moghadam, who stated that Tehran had been........