For example, MSNBC said Clapper told Congress Iran was “now more willing to attack the US.” No, no. Clapper said Iran may now “be more willing to conduct an attack in the United States.” He spoke of an attack in the United States, not on the United States. Big difference. And that distinction is important for Iranian-Americans, since it means the Islamic Republic might now be willing to resume attacks on dissidents here. In 1980, Iran shot and killed a monarchist in Maryland and set fire to the premises of the Iran Times in Washington. It is not known to have mounted any other actions inside the United States until it was accused last year of trying to organize the murder of the Saudi ambassador in a Washington restaurant.
