President Trump reportedly gave the order to attack Iran Thursday night in response to its downing of a US drone that Washington claims was in international waters at the time.
He eventually gave the word to stand down, with the NYT reporting that Trump chose to pull US military forces back, though it isn't clear why.
The attack would have been the third strike ordered in the Middle East by Trump, following two missile strikes in Syria in 2017 and 2018.
It wasn't clear whether Trump simply changed his mind on the attacks, or whether the military was embracing a different strategy.
For what it's worth, Trump's decision to cancel the strike will please international officials who had urged the US to exercise restraint.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Friday urged the US and Iran to resolve issues through dialogue in response to a question Friday about reports of an aborted American military strike.
Still, with Iran set to breach its limits on enriched uranium set out in the Iran deal within the next few days, the prospect of military escalation is hardly off the table.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-21/trump-backs-down-military-strike-iran-last-minute
He eventually gave the word to stand down, with the NYT reporting that Trump chose to pull US military forces back, though it isn't clear why.
The attack would have been the third strike ordered in the Middle East by Trump, following two missile strikes in Syria in 2017 and 2018.
It wasn't clear whether Trump simply changed his mind on the attacks, or whether the military was embracing a different strategy.
For what it's worth, Trump's decision to cancel the strike will please international officials who had urged the US to exercise restraint.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Friday urged the US and Iran to resolve issues through dialogue in response to a question Friday about reports of an aborted American military strike.
Still, with Iran set to breach its limits on enriched uranium set out in the Iran deal within the next few days, the prospect of military escalation is hardly off the table.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-21/trump-backs-down-military-strike-iran-last-minute
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