Gen. Clark to Newsmax: Iran Trying to Avoid 'Getting Whipped Again' (Connecting the Dots: Gen. Wesley Clark, The Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), The International Crisis Group, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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By Jim
Mishler | Tuesday, 03 February 2026 06:31 PM EST
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/wesley-clark-iran-donald-trump/2026/02/03/id/1244745/
Retired
U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark said
Tuesday that Iran's approach — flying a drone toward a U.S. aircraft carrier —
is odd, but it seems like the country is trying to avoid "getting whipped
again."
A U.S.
Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft
carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said
Tuesday.
The former
NATO supreme allied commander told Newsmax's "American Agenda"
that the Iranians seem to be testing the waters.
"I
don't think the Iranians are spoiling for a fight at this point," Clark
said.
"I
think they're struggling to figure out how to accommodate President [Donald]
Trump's needs and demands without getting whipped again by the United
States," he continued.
"It's
not necessarily a sign that conflict is imminent. This is a carrier task force
taking care of its own security," Clark said.
"It's
500 miles offshore; an Iranian drone is approaching. It's a reconnaissance
drone, but it might be armed," he continued.
"It
continued to approach. You don't do that to an American carrier task
force."
He said
the carrier task force commander made the right choice in ordering the drone to
be destroyed.
"If
you've got hostile intent or if your diplomats are making threatening comments,
the task force had every right to take it out, and we did."
Clark
said Iran may have overreached in its public statements about what it needs to
have an agreement with the U.S. to avoid further conflict.
"I
think they want to protect their ability to have nuclear energy. I think they
still want some right to reprocess to a low order," he said.
"I
think they want some trust and not intrusive inspections."
But
Clark said Trump won't agree to those terms that favor Iran.
"I
think that's not going to fly. So there have to be inspections," he said.
"They
shouldn't be able to reprocess at all. And they honestly don't need nuclear
energy at this point," Clark continued.
"So
I hope the United States can move them away from that."
White
House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that diplomatic talks with
Iran remain on
schedule despite the incident.
She
said the military acted appropriately to protect the naval task force.
Leavitt
said the administration remains intent on pursuing diplomatic options to ease
tensions between the U.S. and Iran and talks later in the week are still
scheduled.
The
Associated Press contributed to this report.
Connecting
the Dots:
Wesley K. Clark is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank),
a board member at the International Crisis Group was a U.S.
Army general and the supreme allied commander – Europe
for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and a board member at the International Crisis
Group.
William H.
Draper III was a director at the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank) and is William H. Draper Jr’s son.
William H.
Draper Jr. was William H. Draper III’s father and a
U.S. ambassador for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO).
Robert E. Hunter was
a U.S. ambassador for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Robert E. Hunter was
a U.S. ambassador for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Norman W. Ray was
the assistant secretary general for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) and a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
James L. Jones
Jr. was supreme allied commander - Europe for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the national security adviser for
the Barack Obama administration and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George A. Joulwan was
the supreme allied commander for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) in Europe and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
R. Nicholas Burns was
a U.S. permanent representative for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) and is a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Andrew
Goodpaster was a supreme allied commander Europe for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the chairman for
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
James G.
Stavridis was a supreme allied commander Europe for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is a director at
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Wesley K. Clark was
the supreme allied commander – Europe for the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO), is a board member at the International
Crisis Group and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank).
George Soros is a board member at the International
Crisis Group and the founder & chairman for the Open Society
Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Resources:
Past Research
Gen.
Wesley Clark: Saudis, Qatar Created ISIS Threat (Past
Research on Gen. Wesley Clark)
Tuesday,
August 26, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/08/gen-wesley-clark-saudis-qatar-created.html
Gen.
Clark to Newsmax: Leak Won't Derail Ukraine Peace Effort (Connecting the Dots:
Army Gen. Wesley Clark, The Atlantic Council of the United States, The
International Crisis Group, NATO, U.S. Military Academy (West Point), U.S.
Army, The President's Commission on White House Fellowships & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on NATO)
Wednesday,
November 26, 2025
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