Concordo com o pessoal de Washington… Essa conduta do Irã parece a de uma fera acuada que mostra os dentes em tom ameaçador porque está com medo. O problema é que podem encontrar alguém que ache que a melhor maneira de resolver a situação é arrancando os dentes da fera…

White House: Iran’s threats are bid to distract from problems

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday Iran’s threat to take action if a U.S. aircraft carrier moves into the Gulf showed Tehran was increasingly isolated internationally, faced economic problems from to sanctions and wants to divert attention from its deepening problems.

“It reflects the fact that Iran is in a position of weakness,” White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters.

(Reporting By Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Vicki Allen)