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Global worries flare over whether U.S. sliding toward Iran war

By ROBERT BURNS and LO-
LITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — In-
ternational worries that the
Trump administration is slid-
ing toward war with Iran
flared into the open Tues-
day amid skepticism about
its claims that the Islamic
Republic poses a growing
threat to the U.S. and its al-
lies in the Persian Gulf and
beyond . The U.S. military
rebutted doubts expressed
by a British general about
such a threat. President
Donald Trump denied a re-
port that the administration
has updated plans to send
more than 100,000 troops
to counter Iran if neces-
sary. But Trump then stirred
the controversy further by
saying: “Would I do that?
Absolutely.”
The general’s remarks ex-
posed international skep-
ticism over the American
military build-up in the Mid-
dle East, a legacy of the President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14,
2003 invasion of Iraq that 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to travel to Louisiana. Associated Press
was predicated on false
intelligence. U.S. officials signs of allied unease. about the risk of acciden- ily pulled one of its frigates public challenge to the
have not publicly provid- As tensions in the region tal conflict “with an escala- from the U.S.-led combat Trump administration by
ed any evidence to back started to surge, British For- tion that is unintended re- fleet heading toward the the general.
up claims of an increased eign Secretary Jeremy Hunt ally on either side.” Then on Strait of Hormuz. That was
Iranian threat amid other said his nation was worried Tuesday, Spain temporar- followed by the unusual Continued on Page 2

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