Last night, this happened:
And then this happened:
And then this happened:
And then ... nothing happened.
From that CBS News link:
U.S. officials have been told Israel is fully ready to launch an operation into Iran, multiple sources told CBS News.
The U.S. anticipates Iran could retaliate on certain American sites in neighboring Iraq. This is part of the reason the U.S. advised some Americans to leave the region earlier Wednesday. The State Department ordered non-emergency government officials to exit Iraq due to 'heightened regional tensions,' and the Pentagon has authorized military family members to voluntarily leave locations throughout the Middle East, a defense official told CBS News.
As President Trump and his wife, Melania, departed the White House for a performance of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center, he offered a cryptic, yet ominous comment on the situation:
For anyone who hasn't been keeping track of the dominoes that seem to be falling in recent days, here's a quick rundown of indicators that seemed to indicate that something was about to happen.
Are things about to pop off in Iran, or are the U.S. and Israel just engaging in some good ol' fashioned saber-rattling to mess with them?
We might find out soon. Or not. One or the other.
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