Tehran-Washington War of Words Unlikely to Spiral Into Military Conflict

The probability of ramped-up rhetoric between the United States and Iran deteriorating into an open war is very low, a former diplomat said.
Afshar Soleimani, Iran’s former ambassador to Azerbaijan and an expert on regional affairs, also wrote in a recent article published by the Iranian Diplomacy website that the current situation in the region and the world does not favor a new military conflict.  
A war of words has escalated since US President Donald Trump took Washington out of an international nuclear deal with Iran in May and reimposed sanctions on its banking and energy sectors.