Trump pulls back on brink of clash with Iran — report
New York Times says US president Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran but backed down at the last minute
21 June 2019 - 08:46
US president Donald Trump approved military strikes on Friday against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an unmanned $130m surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching the attacks, the New York Times said.
Trump had initially approved strikes on a handful of targets such as radar and missile batteries, the paper cited senior administration officials involved in, or briefed on, the deliberations, as saying...
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