Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said Iran should not respond to Israel's strikes but should instead consider this the end of the two-nation exchange.
This is a reasonable response by someone trying to stop an escalation.
The guy that's got no power to stop an escalation, but can hope that some Iranian can read between the lines.
The guy that made that statement is probably not who I'm talking about
This is a reasonable response by someone trying to stop an escalation. The guy that's got no power to stop an escalation, but can hope that some Iranian can read between the lines. The guy that made that statement is probably not who I'm talking about