{"id":46703,"date":"2020-01-08T17:09:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T17:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/08\/trump-says-iran-is-standing-down-after-missile-attacks-on-us-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:04:35","slug":"trump-says-iran-is-standing-down-after-missile-attacks-on-us-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2020\/01\/08\/trump-says-iran-is-standing-down-after-missile-attacks-on-us-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Iran is \u2018standing down\u2019 after missile attacks on US troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=b531a385-5c8f-4fa8-a796-f6e5ed004b4c\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-b531a385-5c8f-4fa8-a796-f6e5ed004b4c.png\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Trump addressed the nation and Iranian leaders from the White House this week following rocket attacks that targeted bases in Iraq that house U.S. tro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump said Iran appears to be \u201cstanding down\u201d after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/08\/iran-gave-prior-warnings-about-missile-attacks-spurring-hopes-for-de-escalation\/\" target=\"_blank\">missile attack on U.S. military facilities<\/a> in Iraq on Tuesday, but warned that the regime still faces economic sanctions and potential military reprisals if it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/08\/killing-of-iran-general-risks-us-gains-against-islamic-state\/\" target=\"_blank\">continues aggression in the region<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeace and stability cannot prevail in the Middle East as long as Iran continues to foment violence, unrest, hatred and war,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/01\/08\/trump-boasts-all-is-well-after-iranian-rocket-attack\/\" target=_blank>Trump said<\/a> in an address to the nation from the White House on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe civilized world must send a clear and unified message to the Iranian regime that (their) campaign of terror, murder and mayhem will not be tolerated any longer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/01\/08\/no-us-casualties-in-iran-missile-strike-preliminary-reports-say\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18274179877346.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">No US casualties in Iran missile strike, preliminary reports say<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cOne [missile] apparently hit just off the airfield in Irbil and Asad is getting punished. Waves coming in five minute intervals of 4-5 missiles at the airfield.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commander-in-chief confirmed earlier reports that no U.S. personnel were injured in the missile attacks, which struck servicemember housing units at al-Asad airbase and Erbil International Airport. He also added that \u201conly minimal damage was sustained and our military bases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iranian military action came in response to an American air strike last week in Iraq that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Administration officials said that decision was based on evidence that Soleimani presented an imminent threat to U.S. troops and civilian personnel in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20008606613148.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20008606613148.jpg.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20008606613148.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20008606613148.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20008606613148.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20008606613148.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20008606613148.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the ballistic missile strike that Iran launched against Iraqi air bases housing U.S. troops, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, and Vice President Mike Pence, and others look on. (Evan Vucci\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flanked by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Trump in his Wednesday speech said that the American public should be \u201cextremely grateful and happy\u201d that the Iranian response resulted in no casualties, which he credited to the United States\u2019 \u201cgreat military and equipment\u201d as well as defense budget increases backed by his administration in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He offered no indication that an American military response was imminent. But he did say he would ask NATO to \u201cbecome much more involved in the Middle East process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor far too long, all the way back to 1979 to be exact, nations have tolerated Iran&#8217;s destructive and destabilizing behavior in the Middle East and beyond,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThose days are over. Iran has been the leading sponsor of terrorism and their pursuit of nuclear weapons threatens the civilized world. We will never let that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also repeated his justification for killing Soleimani \u2014 \u201chis hands were drenched in American and Iranian blood\u201d \u2014 and also criticized former President Barack Obama for not taking strong enough action against Iran to curb their support of terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the president also promised that \u201cthe United States is ready to embrace peace with all who are seeking it\u201d and said Iran should work with the broader international community on shared priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts warned that even if the current crisis calms down, tensions between the two countries will remain in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/08\/see-the-damage-at-al-asad-airbase-following-iranian-missile-strike\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/logo_al_asad_20191225.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">See the damage at al-Asad airbase following Iranian missile strike<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Planet Labs Inc. captured photos that indicate multiple structures on al-Asad were damaged as a result, per analysis conducted by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Becca Wasser, a senior policy analyst with the Rand Corporation, said Iran may wait a few weeks before resuming lower-level activities, such as attacks by proxy groups, that they have been doing for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But she believes they will ultimately return to the same \u201cmalign activities\u201d the U.S. has been concerned about for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s taking a pause and walking back from this major crisis, but it doesn\u2019t address any of the underlying issues,\u201d she said of the recent events. \u201cIn some ways it\u2019s just putting a Band-Aid over something and not addressing the root cause. It\u2019s only a matter of time before there will be another crisis or something escalates yet again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ilan Goldenberg, director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, similarly warned against assuming the danger is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe should also keep in mind that this is likely not the extent of the retaliation,\u201d he said. \u201cSome may play out in the days ahead. 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