The Trump administration has maintained they want to avoid a full-scale conflict with Iran, and supporters of President Trump's decision to kill Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in
Iraq last week have argued the airstrike was part of a larger strategy of deterrence.Many folks are still on edge and worried
Washington paved the way for further escalation, but a cable sent by
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to U.S.
diplomats reportedly shows the State Department is still open to solving the
Iran crisis with words. In the cable, which was received by all U.S. missions, Pompeo ordered officials not to meet with Iranian opposition groups without permission since it could harm Washington's diplomatic efforts with Tehran, Bloomberg reports.One of the groups on the to-avoid list is reportedly the MEK, which has paid people like Trump's personal lawyer
Rudy Giuliani and former National Security Adviser
John Bolton thousands of dollars for speaking engagements.