Tag: Miscalculation

Russia warns US against ‘fatal’ miscalculation in Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday the United States could face “fatal consequences” if it ignored Moscow’s warnings not to let Ukraine use weapons provided by Washington to strike targets inside Russia. Ryabkov was commenting on President Joe Biden’s decision last week to approve the use of U.S.-supplied weapons […]

Miscalculation Led to Escalation as Israel and Iran Clash

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel was mere moments away from an airstrike on April 1 that killed several senior Iranian commanders at Iran’s embassy complex in Syria when it told the United States what was about to happen. Israel’s closest ally had just been caught off guard. Aides quickly alerted Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s […]