Trump Cancels Planned Iran Strikes in Latest Reversal

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President Donald Trump pulled back threatened military strikes against Iran, a stark reversal that came just hours after he vowed to hit the Islamic Republic “VERY HARD” and threatened to seize its oil infrastructure. 

Trump on Thursday cited what he said were “discussions” that “have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership” for a negotiated end to the war. He said that a “time and place of the signing” would “be announced shortly,” without providing further details. 

However, Iran’s semi-official news agency Fars said the country had not yet approved the text of any agreement with the US, citing an informed source.

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