President Trump on Friday confirmed to reporters that he no longer plans to strike Iran after the regime canceled the planned execution of protesters.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to utilize the US military to free the people of Iran.
However, on Thursday, Trump told reporters he had been notified that executions of protesters had been canceled and suggested that military action may be off the table. “We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping,” Trump told reporters, later revealing that “very important sources on the other side” informed the US of this.
When asked if military action is off the table, Trump responded, “Well, we’re going to watch and see what the process is.”
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Then, on Friday, Trump confirmed that nobody had convinced him, but himself, that military action was unnecessary, and that the canceled hangings “had a big impact” on the decision.
A reporter asked the President if Israeli officials convinced him not to strike Iran, and the President replied, “Nobody convinced me; I convinced myself.”
“You had, yesterday, scheduled over 800 hangings. They didn’t hang anyone. They canceled the hangings. That had a big impact,” he added.
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In response to another question, the President reiterated, “As you know, Iran canceled the hanging of over 800 people,” adding, “I greatly respect the fact that they canceled them.”
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This comes after Trump on Sunday told reporters that the military is actively “looking at” potential action against Iran after repeatedly signaling that he plans to intervene with the ongoing political uprising and the Iranian regime’s murder of its citizens.
“The military is looking at it, and we’re looking at some very strong options,” Trump said in response to a question about a US response to the situation in Iran. “We’ll make a determination.”
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