President Donald Trump abruptly called off military strikes against Iran after previously approving the strikes in retaliation for Iran shooting down a US military drone, The New York Times reports.
The operation was already underway in its initial stages — ships were in position and planes were in the air — but no missiles had been fired when the order came to stand down, a senior administration official told the Times. The strike had been scheduled for just before dawn on Friday in Iran to minimize the risk to civilians and the Iranian military, and military officials received word shortly after then that the strike was off, at least temporarily.
The United States remains locked in a standoff with Iran, with US military or diplomatic responses having the potential to provoke further escalation from Tehran. Iran's downing of a US drone earlier Thursday has left the President caught between Republicans demanding a response and congressional Democrats warning that Trump — and the Iran policy hardliners on his national security staff, who welcome the confrontation — could lose control of the situation and lead the US into war.
#CNN #News
NYT: Trump pulls back on approved military strikes on Iran
This is a very dangerous game we’re playing.
@MI6 this has nothing to do with religion this has everything to do with Truth ever heard of it,we are who the holy Bible says we are,but go put your head in a hole if you like we are waking up our people the NEGROES Israel and Judah,Isaiah chapter 11:11&12 kjv,Amos chapter 9:7 kjv.we are NEGROES.
@Ash Roskell – you leftists are obsessed about Russia. When trump attacked Bashar and some Russian soldiers were killed, did Putin ask trump to do it as well?
@Ash Roskell – because Iran attacked US asset. Not only that they were cheering after shooting down the drone. Have you watched their video?
GOOD! Don’t start a new war.
F. S. We aren’t starting anything. How do you guys still big get this
Merica
Bolton and Pompeo should be arrested and imprisoned immediately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RktX4lbe_g4
@GoldenArrow We have no defense department. It is an offense department.
Trump should be impeached
@Craig806 Why? those men are war criminals, bolton got us into Iraq which is STILL HAPPENING!
Those men should be publicly executed tbh.
Taking pac money should be considered bribery. All our politicians who have been bought and passing policies for foreign governments are guilty of treason.
“When the rich wage war it’s the poor who die”
Christo Johnson, attack without congressional approval? Didn’t blowbama do that?
Trump’s Brick Layer, We can spare the bottom feeders. It’s the producers that are important.
And Fools run their mouths!
If you don’t have the proof to back it up, don’t run the risk of me reading it. AOC didn’t learn. Perhaps you should?
Bolton’s plan to take down Venezuela failed and so now he’s trying to go after Iran, which will fail too. Maybe he’ll go after the US itself next.
@Ynneb Benny We’re in 9 wars right now, where the *_FUCK_* IS TH PEACE?
Are you impaired?
stupid you are
@SkyTech RTS Peace? Tell that to the ongoing disruption & chaos in your anal cavity.
@Jay Burnz no he’s exactly right. It may not be good but any persons human nature is always going to overcome/break whichever law or idea another human puts into place. No war would be a perfect world. There is no such thing as perfect. It’s just a perspective.
Well,maybe because Israel will get a huge consequence too..
@Caesar Vespasian The oil tanker incident was a false flag by the western zionist leaders. They are setting up events to deceive people in to believing that Iran is the bad guy so US gov can have war with Iran.. you need to wake up. Go watch TruNews on youtube to get more accurate analysis on what has really been happening…
Caesar Vespasian the last thing we need is nuclear war, because trust me, we might win, but there will be more collateral damage than any war between two nations, now i agree that Iran is far from a free and fair country, so is Israel for that matter actually, but beyond that nuclear war should be avoided, even if we win, we don’t want to set the precedent that nuclear war is okay, because nuclear war can easily lead to our downfall
Caesar Vespasian that was a long time ago buddy. Time has changed
@Michael Pomales You got deceived.. the U.S. can’t win in nuclear war.. Not only will USA lose but will get invaded by her enemies, here in homeland.
@noobz Theres this book an its the inspired word of GOD, in this book of TRUTH its already foretold how all this turnsout. What the PRESIDENT done was extend peace and save lives. What the world just witnessed is AMERICAS MERCY as well as PRESIDENT TRUMPS. IRAN NEEDS TOO CHANGE! NO MORE CHANCES FOR IRAN. ” BEST WAR EVER WON, IS THE WAR YOU BEGAN WITHOUT WAR”. THINK ABOUT THAT
They are the victim, and they’ll have to respond , even though they’re begging NOT to fight
Just like AH in 1939 he made 24 offers of peace before they declared war on him!
trump needs the war to divert from Mueller going before Congress.
Hawkzblade wrong again there idiot. Trump and Republicans WANT Mulehair to testify but the democRATs have been stalling until Mulehair can retire out of the country or dies, whichever comes first. You don’t think it’s strange that Nadler has been throwing around subpoenas like they’re paper airplanes?
But he hasn’t thrown one at Mulehair yet. I wonder why?
Maybe it’s because Mulehair will have to testify under oath why he didn’t stop the investigation and kept on going when he found out it was all a lie. And why he didn’t report to investigate the REAL Russia collusion.
Apparently the democRATs aren’t really that serious about finding the REAL collusion or Russian interference, they just want their power back so they can go back to business as usual, stealing taxpayer money and lying about it to the American people.
Stop the US madness. Step back from the brink. Pulverize bolton and pompeo. They are insane.
You need to pulverize the joooo bastards who are behind all of this. The aforementioned are only useful idiots of the joooos.
Iran is better than America
You wrote, Lets step back but pulverize bolton and pompeo? Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew
@Saltponds239 Those men should be executed for war crimes.
Ung Grabb
You realize that Congress (led by Democrats) approved the strike, right?
Damn, this is getting very scary! Kick that filthy war mongerer Bonkers Bolton out of there!!!!
I give trump some credit here, I’m sure Bolton was at his shoulder saying Bomb, Bomb, Bomb! Trump may be a lot of things, but he’s not a warmonger.
War Mongerer? Who’s had us in wars for the past 19 years? Last time I checked it wasn’t John Bolton?
Retards will protect Muslims.
@Gaul You’re just disgusting. Hope your employer (if you even work) sees your post.
These people sound disappointed 😂😂 those who war go yourself
What’s disappointing is a president whom uses taxpayer’s money to deploy the military then changes his mind minutes before it goes thru.
Erickson Compere they get paid tax dollars the whole time they there even when they are fucking around which ia most of the time
Trump should say ” John thanks for your service , don’t let the door hit you on the arse on the way out “
@William Dunlop So Trump orchestrated the tankers hitting mines in the Strait and the drone being shot down.
Seems you have forgotten Trump got us OUT of the 19 year war in the ME.
Saltponds239 no Saudi Arabia knowing their big brother would back them up as for pulling out of the ME , Navy Seals or ” advisers will still be there grow a beard , wear a towel and blend right in
@William Dunlop You don’t know any of that.
@Ash Roskell How does Trump want war? He is caught between deep state and Israel.
@Ash Roskell what argument have you made?
U.S. Has to stay away of MIDDLE EAST
@Wildboy789789 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b5aW08ivHU
@sambozauk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnENVylxPI
@Saltponds239
money for israel goes into offshore accounts like from the arabs.
that Iran cash was THEIRS..LOL
The Middle East is like a cancer in the world. If not addressed locally, it will spread and affect the globe.
“Old men declare war. But it is the young who must fight and die.” – Herbert Hoover
@Roger Out You said Trump lied.
@William H over 10K times..
Just as I thought, you use whatever you can for an excuse to openly fantasize about homosexuality.. queer.
@texas thunder I wasn’t even aware the New York Times had a military??
You people are fucking idiots.
@Roger Out That’s exactly what I mean by GAY. Trump lied 10,000 times? Name one.
drones that Iran catchs: MQ-9 Reaper , RQ-170 , MQ-1C , SHADOW 200 , ScanEagle , RQ-11 all healthful.and now mq4 , so what, this is not new.
NO more war and blood
Life too shorter
Lmfao! Idealists sure are stupid! Someday you’ll grow up and realize that there are too many nuts and power hungry zealots in this world and that there will always be war. You see the world through fogged glasses, your view is hazy and idealist. You must be a youngin! Thge Hitlers, Hillary’s and Kim Jong’s will continue to come and seek to rule over the minions and we must continue the fight against them.
king of Wolf’s I absolutely agree with you! They don’t learn from history! Millions of innocent people died and at what cost? I don’t think war is a solution for anything!
No matter where they drone was shot down…i don’t think it’s worth going to war killing military personal and innocent civilians and kids on both sides for an unmanded machine
You seem to have a very short memory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0s1ObJmhw4&t=30s
No more wars. I mean it. There is always a better solution. Find it. We are many.
@Benny Panil Number of countries Iran invaded since 9/11: 0
Number of countries USA invaded since 9/11: 9
_HMM_
@SkyTech RTS
Syria
Yaman
Lebanon
Iraq
All Iranian government
@DMT Produktionen
Its public information.
Revolt, subvert, and install smarter, empathetic people unto those senate seats and that presidential chair from now on. That’s our solution. Also, expediate the expiration process of all those olde pales in politics. They have no clue as to how much the world has changed around them. Their living standards are dying morals.
ufoguyspaceman
… ummm that’s exactly what Trump is doing
A “war-hero” with bone-spurs. Dangerous times.
This is just like Trump, put the spot light on him self🤔🤨
The military industrial empire controlled by the supper rich will always have all Presidents by the balls. So far Trump is doing great keeping US out of a major war…..but for how long?…