The US military is asking its troops for new ideas for pressuring Iran, CNN reports.
“We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran,” a US Central Command intelligence officer wrote in an email to analysts, according to the US outlet.
The report would appear to suggest that the US is not satisfied with the results achieved via conventional pressure tactics, namely military action and financial sanctions.
“US Central Command has a long history of thinking and working in innovative ways,” Capt. Timothy Hawkins, a spokesperson for CENTCOM, tells CNN. “Admiral Cooper, in particular, reaches out to members of our great team, regardless of rank, to achieve the highest levels of operational performance possible.”
The request comes following another bombing campaign aborted by US President Donald Trump as he tries to restart talks with Iran.
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