Beware of Iran provoking the US Navy into firing on its ships

Iran’s threat to the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf is increasing. While it’s unlikely that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will actually attack U.S. ships, there’s a growing probability that the Iranian military will provoke a U.S. ship into firing on its own.

The concern precipitated President Trump’s warning to Iran in April that its forces not threaten the U.S. Navy’s freedom of movement in the Gulf. But there’s new reason to think that Iran will test Trump’s admonition.