Seems to me that those posting comments here should keep an eye on news sources other than those originating from the Western mainstream media which often peddle lies and half truths on behalf of those controlling it. Re Iran, should check news and views from Iranian point of view. Start with looking at English language www.presstv.ir and www english.farsnews.com. Then regarding dirty tricks the US gets up to, partly on behalf of its strong Zionist lobby supporting Israel, some of the most scathing criticism on other alternative news sites is from informed commentators who come from the US.

The US has a long history of meddling in internal affairs of other countries. Often claiming they have been "spreading democracy". In fact, has usually been trying to replace national leaders who act primarily in the interests of their own citizens with puppets and stooges who allow US interests to exploit the people and plunder resources.

Also, elites who effectively rule the US largely want the Secretary of State especially to keep international tensions high to justify continuing an enormous amount of spending on behalf of the military industrial complex.

The first aim of the Iranians since they overthrew their US installed leader the Shah 40 years ago has been to keep US domination out. Regarding their alleged aggression, who have they really threatened or invaded other than responding to threats from the US and Israel? Negligible compared with bullying the US regularly attempts. Remember that the Iran Iraq war was provoked by the US. In Syria and Yemen lately, Iran has just been helping people of those countries who want to get rid of US attempted domination.

Iran is portrayed as an enemy of the US because they have long been the main obstacle to US hegemony in the Middle East. Also to Israel, which under most governments it has had amounts to the Criminal Apartheid Zionist Settler State in Occupied Palestine. Iran has helped thwart moves towards establishment of the Zionist dream of the Oded Yinon plan for a large state of Greater Israel in the long term.

The US carrier deployment is a scheduled one (early April 2018) despite the bluff and bluster of the rabidly insane Bolton.

Likewise the US heavy bomber deployment is just part of a regular change of roster deployment, again a fortuitous timing ploy used by the reckless/feckless bonkers Bolton.

The purported most recent threat from Iran was delivered via a proxy to the US, originating from Israel, therefore legitimacy should be stringently examined.

Just more bullish#t from the mad neocons in the US striving for more chaos in the Middle East.

You would think a nation, which hasn’t won a war since WW2, would give up on its ridiculous hegemonic designs in a new multi polar world.