The Escalation Ladder with Iran Has Lost a Few Rungs

Reuters
November 2, 2019 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: Lebanon Watch Tags: IranOilNuclearSanctionsStrategy

The Escalation Ladder with Iran Has Lost a Few Rungs

In the supposed tit-for-tat escalation pattern, Iran’s largest “tit” to date was met with no meaningful “tat” from the United States, Europe, or Saudi Arabia.

Kaleigh Thomas is a research associate in the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security where Elisa Catalano Ewers is an adjunct senior fellow. 

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