Iran: "There will be harsher revenge against the U.S."

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What Iran's citizens are hearing from state TV
News outlets in Iran on Wednesday talked up the country's Tuesday night missile launches and downplayed President Trump's announcement that there had been no casualties in the attack.

Some local media still falsely claim that 80 Americans were killed. Hardliners are framing the U.S.'s decision to not retaliate for the strikes as backing down.

But behind the talk, there's widespread relief in the country. Iran had made it clear that it wasn't seeking war, although Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said the onus is now on the U.S. to stop it's "adventurism in the region."
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UPDATED 10:14 AM on January 9
Iranian commander vows "harsher revenge" against U.S.
A member of Iran's joint chiefs of staff vowed on Thursday there would be "harsher revenge" taken against the United States. Abdollah Araghi said Iran's Revolutionary Guard "will impose a harsher revenge on the enemy in the near future," according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

The general chosen to replace Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike last week, also said Thursday he would follow the same path as his predecessor.

The messages show that the U.S. can't afford to let its guard down. They also highlight continued deep divisions inside Iranian society, CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports. Iran's political leaders said Wednesday the Islamic Republic had "concluded" its response to America's killing of Soleimani.
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"This ain't over." U.S. military is on High Alert and they expect proxy groups inside Iraq and Syria to attack them.
My take is that Iran has political leaders and military leaders which are not totally controlled by the political leaders.

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Apparently Iran gave 3 hours of warning that the missile strike the other night was pending (NY Times). In order to justify their de-escalation, Iran had to pacify the populace infuriated by the assassination by exaggerating the destruction. As we know, de-escalation triggered the market collapse yesterday. Be careful what you wish for.