Reported claim

“The increasingly symmetrical exchange of threats between Tehran and Washington suggests that both governments are treating attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure as legitimate retaliation, lowering the threshold for a wider conflict.”

Strengthened after Iran International reported it.

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