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June 21, 2019

Report: Trump Ordered Military Strikes on Iran But Then Pulled Back
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President Trump reportedly approved, and then abruptly called off,
military strikes targeting Iran on Thursday night. The New York Times
reports U.S. warplanes were already in the air ready to attack when
Trump called the plan off. Trump initially OK'd the strikes as
retaliation for the downing of a U.S. drone by Iran on Thursday. Iran
maintains the drone had entered its airspace, while the U.S. claims the
drone was in international waters. Earlier on Thursday, Trump was asked
about the incident.

President Donald Trump: "Iran made a big mistake. This drone was in
international waters, clearly. We have it all documented. It's
documented scientifically, not just words. And they made a very bad
mistake."