Trump sows confusion on Iran as tensions appear to ease
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May 17, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — It started with a surprise statement on a Sunday night that the U.S. was rushing military forces to counter alleged Iranian threats. What followed were two weeks of bombastic rhetoric and swells of fear and confusion over whether Washington and Tehran were lurching toward open conflict. And that's how President Donald Trump says he likes it.
"With all of the Fake and Made Up News out there," Trump wrote Friday on Twitter, "Iran can have no idea what is actually going on."
Later, in a speech to real estate agents, Trump made no effort to clarify, saying, "It's probably a good...
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