US President Donald Trump Calls off Imminent Military Retaliation Against Iran

Washington: US President Donald Trump has called off an imminent military strike against Iran in retaliation for the downing an American military drone by Tehran. Trump had initially approved attacks on several Iranian targets, such as radar and missile batteries, Xinhua news agency quoted a New York Times report as saying on Thursday citing administration officials. Trump, however, on Thursday night called off the operation that had been underway in its early stages, a senior administration official said. The reason that Trump changed his mind at the last moment of the military strikes was unknown. (IANS)

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