What would happen if a leading American general was blown up on a tour of the Middle East？

Trump is starting a war with Iran – whether it is by accident or design Tehran will likely take time to consider its options, with few having expected the US president to go for the jugular like this Robert Fisk 

「偶然にせよ、意図的にせよ、トランプはイランとの戦争を始めている」ーー表題は、戦争勃発の雰囲気だね。

 Just imagine what would happen if a leading American general – or two, since Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis was a leading pro-Iranian figure in Iraq – was blown up on a tour of the Middle East. There would be airstrikes, attacks on Iran’s nuclear centres, threats by Washington to close down all traffic between Iran and the outside world. The death of an American in Baghdad on Friday and the riots outside the US embassy scarcely justify American attacks on this scale.

　仮にアメリカのトップの将軍が、中東視察中に空爆、暗殺されたら、イランの核施設は空爆され、イランの外部との交通は一切遮断してやる、とアメリカから脅されることになるだろう、と。

ーーー同じことをイランがアメリカにやってもおかしくないだろう、ということでしょう。