Trump Reverses Course, Cancels Planned Strikes on Iran

Just hours after reports of peak alert in Israel’s security establishment ahead of possible American military action in Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump dropped a bombshell and announced the cancellation of the planned strike at the last minute. In a dramatic statement, President Trump revealed that a significant development had taken place behind the scenes on the diplomatic channel with Tehran, leading to his decision to halt the fighter jets.

The understandings that led to the cancellation, “Based on the fact that the discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran were brought to the highest level of the Iranian leadership and approved, I cancelled, as President of the United States of America, the planned attacks and bombings against Iran tonight,” Trump announced. This statement comes after a particularly tense evening, during which Israel was informed by the American administration not to intervene in the current confrontation, out of Washington’s desire to exhaust the diplomatic negotiations and prevent a full regional war. It now appears that diplomatic pressure and the real military threat did their part, leading to direct agreements with the highest level of Iran’s leadership.