By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:Wednesday and Thursday saw two aggressive Iranian actions against the US aircraft carrier Nitze.
On Wednesday four little boats belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard aggressively approached the Nitze. The United States fired four warning shots at the little boats and the incident ended.
And then again, on Thursday, the rubber speed boats came in "arms length" of the US aircraft carrier. This time the US carrier fired three warning shots. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel turned and left.
The White House and the Pentagon have said only that they are concerned and that this behavior is not helpful and that they do not understand the motivation behind it.
Well, I understand the motivation very well. The Iranians are toying with United States. These actions are meant to lure the United States into an irresponsible and exaggerated response.
This is a game that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is playing.
In January the Iranians did the same thing with drones and a submarine that were close enough to nearly touch the flight deck of the US vessel.
My suggestion to the United States - don't take the bait.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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