U.S.-Iran tensions appear to have eased, but 'it doesn't mean this is the end of this conflict,' says former diplomat, Daniel Shapiro.
— no Americans were killed in the attacks.
"Since there were no casualties, President Trump seems to be taking the opportunity to say this is the end of this round. That's a hopeful sign, it doesn't mean this is the end of this conflict," said Daniel Shapiro, who was the U.S. ambassador to Israel between 2011 and 2017. "It's very likely that the Iranian response to the death of Qasem Soleimani will play out over weeks, or months or perhaps even years," Shapiro said, adding that Iran has a network with the capability to attack U.S. and Israeli targets in the Middle East region."It's perhaps too early to tell"
Pieces of missiles are seen at the rural area of Al-Baghdadi town after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq on January 08, 2020.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley added that he and others in the military "fully expect" Iran-backed Shiite militia groups in Iraq to execute attacks against American forces inIn fact, Iran on Wednesday suggested it was not done.
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