Yet this is more a veiled threat than an idea, and so doesn't really count.

然而，这与其说是一种思想，不如说是一种遮遮掩掩的恐吓，因此这实际上也不能算数。

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According to Haaretz, Gould issued a thinly veiled threat to Okunis related to the bill.

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We later learned that this veiled threat had the intended deterrent effect as Iraq considered its options.

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True, Iran's veiled threat did not stop Saudi Arabia from increasing its oil production by 500, 000 barrels per day.

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