Moreover, in recent months Iranian policy – suspending patrol boat harassment of U.S. warships – appears crafted to ease tensions and provide no new causes for Trump to abandon the nuclear deal Prime Minister Hassan Rouhani regards as his legacy.
Indeed, why would Iran, which, with Assad, Russia and Hezbollah, is among the victors in Syria’s six-year civil war, wish to reignite the bloodletting and bring Israeli and U.S. firepower in on the other side?
https://original.antiwar.com/buchanan/2018/02/12/us-sucked-syrias-war/