Need to Avoid Playing Into US Hands

While the United States is seeking to prompt Tehran to show an extreme reaction, Iranian authorities need to remain alert not to fall into this trap, according to an analyst. 
"By exerting extensive pressure on Iran, the Americans are looking for ways to enrage Iran. We need to beware of being tricked into playing this game and walking into its dangerous trap," Mohammad Sadeq Kharrazi, a former diplomat and expert on foreign policy, wrote in a recent article published by the Iranian Diplomacy website. 
President Donald Trump's administration has taken a hard line toward Iran by withdrawing the US from the 2015 nuclear deal (formally the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) last year and reimposing harsh sanctions. It has been intensifying its pressure on a step-by-step basis ever since.