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<h1 class="reader-title">US Warmongers Plan to Threaten Iran by
Sending 120,000 Troops</h1>
May 14, 2019</div>
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<p>The <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Shanahan-Goes-to-Texas-Pentagon-Aims-to-Harden-Mexico-Border-20190511-0009.html"
target="_blank">United States acting Defense Secretary
Patrick Shanahan</a> has presented a military plan to
the <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Cuban-Top-Diplomat-John-Bolton-Is-a-Pathological-Liar-20190425-0016.html"
target="_blank">National Security Advisor John Bolton</a>
and other Washington officials that calls for sending up
to 120,000 U.S. troops to the Middle East, according to
a just-released New York Times report.</p>
<p>"The size of the force involved has shocked some who
have been briefed on [the plan]," the NYT stated,
adding "120,000 troops would approach the size of
the U.S. force that invaded Iraq in 2003."</p>
<p>The Shanahan plan does not expect a direct
invasion to Iran, however. So far, Washington's
design seems to be a deterrent measure framed by <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Will-Suffer-Greatly-If-They-Target-US-Interests-Trump-20190514-0001.html"
target="_blank">President Donald Trump's </a>rhetorical
threats of escalation. </p>
<p>“We’ll see what happens with Iran. If they do anything,
it will be a very bad mistake,” said the U.S. head of
state Monday and added that “if they do anything they
will suffer greatly.”</p>
<p>The acting secretary's plan came to light just days
after Bolton announced his government will send a
fleet of military ships led by the USS Abraham Lincoln
aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Iraq war was a total
exorbitant cost disaster for US. Iran war will be
twice as big a disaster as Iraq war was for US.
Looks like Trump is getting sucked into it. <a
href="https://t.co/mK5WESK15S">pic.twitter.com/mK5WESK15S</a></p>
— ���� ��������Dan Popescu ������������ (@PopescuCo)
<a
href="https://twitter.com/PopescuCo/status/1128310714844708867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May
14, 2019</a> </blockquote>
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<p>It was one year ago that the Trump administration
withdrew the U.S. from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA) multilateral nuclear agreement and
reinstated sanctions against Iran that began in the late
1970s aimed at preventing the Persian nation's oil
exports.</p>
<p>Due to these retaliations, the European Union (EU) set
up an <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Europe-Implements-Iran-Payment-Mechanism-to-Bypass-US-Sanctions-20190201-0002.html"
target="_blank">"Instrument in Support of Trade
Exchanges" (INSTEX)</a>, an international
payment system aimed at allowing European
companies to continue trading with Iran.</p>
<p>U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie
Sanders tweeted referring to the report, "We must stop
Trump and his national security advisor, John Bolton —
someone who likes endless wars."</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">NO WAR WITH IRAN! This would
be an unmitigated disaster. We must stop Trump and
his national security advisor, John Bolton—someone
who likes endless wars. <a
href="https://t.co/a90UTlj8OU">https://t.co/a90UTlj8OU</a></p>
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) <a
href="https://twitter.com/SenSanders/status/1128322969464451073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May
14, 2019</a> </blockquote>
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<p>Last month, Trump also ended U.S. exemptions to eight
nations enabling them, including China and India, to
continue buying Iranian crude. The move was made to try
to force Tehran into a broader arms control agreement.</p>
<p>In response to the new White House agressions, Iranian
authorities say they may block the Hormuz strait, an
internationally strategic oil transport route and last
week Tehran said it will end some of its nuclear deal
commitments.</p>
<p>Anticipating an increase of tensions, the EU Foreign
Policy High Representative Federica Mogherini asked <a
href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Pompeo-Makes-Surprise-Visit-to-Iraq-Amid-Turmoil-With-Iran-20190508-0001.html"
target="_blank">U.S. State Secretary Mike Pompeo</a> Monday
for "maximum containment and to avoid any (military)
escalation" with Iran.</p>
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