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Could be. If we take Israeli strikes on Iran allies anywhere in ME as proxy American there is no doubt.

"I believe the US has numerous strikes on Iran fortifications in the past 24 months."

A timeline of recent escalation between Israel and Iran's allies

A series of tit-for-tat moves in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq have heightened tensions in the Middle East


Members of Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) carry their flag during the funeral of their leader, who was killed in a drone attack a day earlier near the Iraqi western border with Syria, 26 August 2019. EPA

A series of strikes in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, all believed to involve Israel, have heightened tensions in the region, with the Syrian regime, Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias in Iraq all threatening retaliation, some of them denouncing the attacks as "declarations of war".

Here is a dated breakdown of the escalatory moves since July by the different sides involved in the recent crisis that threatens a new outbreak of conflict in the Middle East:

July 19 - Unidentified bombs fall on Iran-backed militia base north of Baghdad

July 30 - Strikes on Camp Ashraf in Iraq’s Diyala Province

August 12 - Drone strike at Al Saqr military base in Iraq

August 20 - Strike on Popular Mobilisation Forces base near Balad, Iraq

August 21 - Iran-backed militias blame US and Israel for a series of attacks on their bases

August 24 - Israel strikes Iran’s Quds Force in Syria to stop “killer drone” attack, killing five. Syrian anti-aircraft defences fire at “enemy targets” over Damascus.

August 25 - Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah says Israeli drone falls in its stronghold in south Beirut, second drone explodes after crashing.

August 25 - Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says Israeli drones threaten country’s sovereignty. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says group will shoot down any more Israeli drones flying over Lebanese territory.

August 25 - Two Iraqi paramilitaries killed in drone attack near Iraq’s western border with Syria, militias blame Israel for attack

August 26 - Israel strikes Palestinian faction the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command, loyal to Syrian government in eastern Lebanon

August 26 - Iraq coalition calls Israeli strikes a “declaration of war” and calls for withdrawal of US forces

Updated: September 9, 2019 05:07 PM

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/mena/a-timeline-of-recent-escalation-between-israel-and-iran-s-allies-1.902923

It could have been much worse if Trump had abused America's might to the extent he has felt to at times.

TRUMP APPROVES STRIKES ON IRAN, BUT THEN ABRUPTLY PULLS BACK
By Michael D. Shear, Eric Schmitt, Michael Crowley and Maggie Haberman
June 20, 2019
[...]
The abrupt reversal put a halt to what would have been the president’s third military action against targets in the Middle East. Mr. Trump had struck twice at targets in Syria, in 2017 and 2018.
[...]
Last year, Mr. Trump pulled the United States out of the 2015 nuclear pact with Iran, over the objections of China, Russia and American allies in Europe. He has also imposed punishing economic sanctions on Iran, trying to cut off its already limited access to international trade, including oil sales.
P - Iran has warned of serious consequences if Europe does not find a way around those sanctions, though it has denied involvement in the attacks on tankers near the vital Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, Iran said it would soon stop abiding by a central component of the nuclear deal, the limit on how much enriched uranium it is allowed to stockpile.
P - Both Washington and Tehran said the downing of the drone occurred at 4:05 a.m. Thursday in Iran, or 7:35 p.m. Wednesday in Washington. The drone “was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile system while operating in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz,” the United States Central Command said in a statement. “This was an unprovoked attack on a U.S. surveillance asset in international airspace.”
P - Iran’s ability to target and destroy the high-altitude American drone, which was developed to evade the very surface-to-air missiles used to bring it down, surprised some Defense Department officials, who interpreted it as a show of how difficult Tehran can make things for the United States as it deploys more troops and steps up surveillance in the region.
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Trump has made so may dangerous tweets

“These Media Posts will serve as notification”: Trump’s dangerous Iran tweets, briefly explained
The president capped off a weekend of tweeting with one that threatens to violate multiple laws.
By Aaron Rupar@atrupar Jan 6, 2020, 11:50am EST
[...]
his threat led to Iranian leaders comparing Trump to a rogue power that made the destruction of cultural sites a key part of its policy: ISIS. (Notably, Fox News on Monday reported on Trump’s tweets as though they are totally normal presidential statements.)
P - Trump, however, wasted little time demonstrating that not only does he not feel constrained by international law, but he doesn’t particularly care about domestic ones, either. And since the president has faced few consequences thus far for his abuses of power and involvement in federal crimes, it’s unlikely that the prospect of violating them will deter him from doing what he wants.
https://www.vox.com/2020/1/6/21051550/trump-iran-tweets-soleimani-war-powers-act

i'm not sure which you are referring to with your "satellite twitdom."

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