6 reasons the U.S. and Iran are on the brink of war

(Herb Scribner – Axios) A war between the United States and Iran is looming — and there are several factors suggesting President Trump might push the button soon. The big picture: Trump has been trying to strike a nuclear deal with Iran since he retook the White House last year. But after abandoning a previous round of talks and ordering strikes last June, Trump may be about to repeat that pattern on a larger scale. Any potential war would resemble a full-scale campaign and look less like the pinpoint operation in Venezuela, Axios’ Barak Ravid reports. This would have major implications for the Middle East and for the remaining three years of Trump’s presidency. – 6 reasons the U.S. and Iran are on the brink of war