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The next month, temperatures rise further. these unprovoked attacks present a clear threat to international peace and security. reporter: the u.s. quickly blames iran for two oil tankers attacked near the strait of hormuz. iran vehemently denies involvement, but the u.s. releases video they say shows an iranian navy boat recovering evidence of its participation. a week later, iran shoots down a u.s. navy drone they say was intruding in its airspace, but the u.s. claims it was in international airspace. it sparks a major escalation. translator: we have no intention to fight with any countries, but we are completely ready for war. reporter: the next day, the u.s. nearly retaliates. trump tweeting a military strike was cocked and loaded before he called it off. i didn t like the idea of them knowingly shooting down an unmanned drone. ....
It uses an elaborate system of censorship and increasingly espionage on its own people, facing a population that is not genetically or culturally different from those in taiwan or hong kong, where millions are making clear they don t want just good government or clever bureaucrats, but democracy. so the trade war with america might turn out to be one of xi s smaller problems. for more, go to cnn.com/fareed and read my washington post column this week. and let s get started. president trump said the united states was, quote, cocked and loaded, unquote to attack three different sites in iran. trump went on, when he was ....
Espionage on its own people. it faces a population that s not genetically or cultural different from those in taiwan or hong kong where millions are making clear they don t just want good government or clever bureaucrats but democracy. so the trade war with america might turn out to be one of xi s smaller problems. for more, go to cnn.com/fareed and read my washington post column this week. and let s get started. president trump said the united states was, quote, cocked and loaded, unquote, on thursday night to attack three different sites in iran. but, trump went on, when he was informed that 150 people might die, he stopped the strike ten minutes before it was to happen. that is about as close to the brink of hostilities as you can get. so i think it s important to talk about what a war between ....