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What’s behind rising US-Iran tensions in the Gulf?

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What's behind rising US-Iran tensions in the Gulf?President Donald Trump’s order of a US military buildup in the Gulf to counter alleged threats by Iran has many worried about a looming war and others skeptical of Washington’s motivations. On May 5, Trump’s hawkish National Security Advisor John Bolton announced the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group and a B-52 bomber force to the Gulf. – What is the alleged Iran threat?