Is The US On The Cusp Of Attacking Iran? – OpEd

By Dave Patterson

The United States has stationed the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in the Indian Ocean near the Strait of Hormuz, expanding the US armada’s position in a show of strength aimed at convincing Iran to stop carrying out its persistent carnage against civilian protesters. As the world waits to see how far the US will go to stop the violence, President Donald Trump is protecting his options for persuading Iran to come to the table to negotiate a halt to Tehran’s decades-long desire to develop nuclear weapons.