“THE ISSUE BETWEEN THE CONFLICT OF UNITED STATES AND

IRAN”

The most trending issue of the news recently is the conflict between the United States and
Iran. Some people know what’s behind these all, and some, like me, doesn’t know.

According to the report of Via Reuters, Wana News Agency, she states that after firing
missiles, Iran said it did not seek war. The Iranian foreign minister said that his country had
concluded its attacks on American forces and that it did not seek escalation or war. Iran fired more
than 20 ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq where United States troops are stationed.

Senior Iraqi defense officials who work with the United States Command said that no
Americans or Iraqis had been killed in the attacks. The Joint Command in Baghdad, which includes
both Iraqi troops and soldiers from the international coalition, said that neither force “recorded any
losses.”

According to the Wana News Agency 2 days ago “Without American deaths from Iran’s
missiles Mr. Trump may not have felt the same pressure to punch back that he would have
confronted with high troop casualties.”

According to Mr. Trump, in his public statement in Washington last January 08, 2020, “As
long as I am the president of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a Nuclear
weapon.”

As what we all knew that the General of Iran which is General Suleimani was killed on Friday
in Baghdad in a drone strike and they said it was ordered by President Trump.

“American officials said the general, who led the foreign expeditionary Quds Force of the
Revolutionary Guards, had been planning imminent attacks on American interests. One American
official has since described that intelligence as thin.” Via Reuter stated.

“Iran took & concluded proportionate measures in self-defense,” Foreign Minister Zarif said
in his Twitter message, adding, “We do not seek escalation or war, but will defend ourselves against
any aggression.”

Although Mr. Zarif, said his country had concluded its attack, officials around the region
cautioned that the statement did not mean Tehran was done manoeuvring, and Iran’s leadership
has reiterated its goal of forcing United States troops out of the Middle East. Iran’s president,
Hassan Rouhani, said last Wednesday that General Suleimani had “fought heroically” against jihadist
groups and that Europe was safer because of his efforts. “Our final answer to his assassination will
be to kick all US forces out of the region,” he wrote.

That was the statement I summarized from the statement of “The New York Times”.

I have also read, according to Kimberly Dozier and John Walcott that the conflict between
the nations which is the Tehran and Washington will continue in the shadows where it has been
fought for 40 years and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard still seeks for exact revenge for the U.S. for
killing its top commander.

Now we all know what’s behind this conflict of U.S and Iran. It already started last 40 years
(1979) and; was refreshed and continued just for attempting and revenge. But the updated news I
heard that they stop due to the attempt of stopping from both sides, but they are still in the
process.

References:

Reuters, Via, Wanna News Agency. 2020, January 08. The New York Times: After Firing Missiles, Iran said it
did not seek war. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/world/middleeast/iran-us-missile-attacks.html.

Dozier, Kimberly and Walcott, John. 2020, January 09. After Retaliation, Iran’s 40-Year Conflict with U.S.
Likely to Return to the Shadows. https://time.com/5761897/us-iran-conflict-continues/.

By: Jayson Repolido