Friday, December 17, 2010

US eases military pressure on Iran, tries concessions

USS Truman is distanced from Iranian waters
DEBKAfile "Obama thus abandoned the military posture he adopted only six weeks ago to bring its rulers to heel by a buildup of naval strength opposite Iran's waters. It was then that he consigned the USS Abraham Lincoln to the Persian Gulf, raising the number of aircraft carriers deployed there to three, including the French Charles de Gaulle.
"But the US president decided to change tactics before the new round of nuclear negotiations between the six powers ((US, Russia, UK, France, China and Germany) and Iran took off."
In a related story, the British prime minister sent a conciliatory letter to Chancellor Hitler stressing his government's desire to reduce tensions.

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