President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will not authorize strikes against Iran between now and the midterm elections in November after his Pentagon was reportedly drafting attack plans.
‘We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran,’ the president wrote on social media.
‘I want to make it clear to everybody that, while Iran is in very bad condition … we will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd.’
The proclamation came within 24 hours of a report indicating that Pentagon officials were drafting battle plans
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