John Kirby says U.S. working to prevent 'all-out war' in Middle East amid rising tensions

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3. People have been asking for some time now

why Iran is holding back. It may be that a long game is being played out and that the actual payback may be down the road by many months and maybe even counted in years. It's possible it will be multi-faceted rather than a single action. In any event I don't look for this to all go away even if the current shooting stops.