Trump Tells Advisers He May Refrain from Attacking Iran
ARK News.. U.S. President Donald Trump may refrain from striking Iran if Tehran or its allies do not carry out further provocations against the United States, according to a news report.
Reuters, citing three sources familiar with the matter, reported that Trump had told senior advisers in recent days that he might hold off on attacking Iran if the United States faced no new provocations from Tehran or the Houthis, who are allied with Iran in Yemen.
Trump has alternated between threatening to escalate the war with further strikes and signaling a willingness to scale back military operations. Current and former officials say he has apparently yet to decide how to bring an end to the unpopular war, which he launched alongside Israel in February.
Speaking to sports broadcaster Stephen A. Smith last Thursday, Trump said: “I could end it right now, but at the request of the countries I'm seeking to protect, we're doing it in a somewhat longer and more civilized way.”
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