The popular media in the US is gunning for Iran these days, Wolfgang, which makes me inclined to be on the watch for possible military action there by the US in the not too distant future. That's how it works here. First we start seeing a lot of critical pieces about the country/regime in the news, to get us worked up into a state of anger or hatred, or righteous indignation (the last few days they've been gunning for Iran and Castro in the popular media). If they do that for longer than a couple of weeks, there's a pretty good likelihood that the US is going to take some kind of action against them within a few months. It's really pretty predictable if you know what to look for.

Anyone who thinks the popular media here in the US is anything other than a vast propaganda machine is greatly deluded.