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Trump called off ‘limited’ Iranian strike when planes&ships were ‘in position’ – reports
US President Donald Trump has reportedly had a last-minute change of heart, reversing his order to launch a strike on Iranian radars and missile sites when US aircrafts and warships were about to fire off at designated targets.
The decision to launch ‘limited’ military strikes on Iran was everything but a done deal up to 7 pm EST when Trump withdrew his approval from the already unravelling operation, The New York Times reported on Thursday night followed up by ABC News and AP, also citing US officials aware of the internal discussions.
The military planes and vessels were already scrambled and were waiting for a go-ahead from Washington.
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Trump has been stoking fears of an all-out war between Washington and Teheran for several weeks, that have seen a massive US military build-up in the Middle East at Iran’s imminent doorstep. Invoking a “credible threat” from Teheran, the US has sent a carrier strike group, a number of nuclear-capable B-52H bombers, fighter jets and some 2,500 additional troops to the region since May.
However, after the Iranian forces shot down the a US surveillance drone on Thursday morning, the fears of actual military actions spiked, with Trump saying that he might consider a strike on Iran in response to the drone’s downing.
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