As the always-fraught relationship between Iran and the U.S. intensified over the past week, the American media appeared increasingly sympathetic to the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.
Last week, President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike at Baghdad International Airport that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Despite Soleimani’s long record of terror, which includes the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers and civilians, there was concern that America’s action could lead to an another quagmire in the Middle East.