Charlie McHenry<p>“The US and Iran are not on the brink of <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> just yet. But Washington is racing against the clock to rein in Tehran’s nuclear program before China can invade Taiwan — and before Israel tries to do the job alone. The US military is carrying out a massive buildup of forces in the Middle East, seeming to back up Trump's clear public threat on Sunday that Iran would experience "bombing the likes of which they have never seen before" if its leaders do not reach a negotiated deal over its nuclear program.” —AL Monitor <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iran</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/MilitaryIntervention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIntervention</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a></p>