Trump Says He Held Off Bombing Iran After Gulf States Appealed
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Trump says he held off bombing Iran after Gulf states appealed
President Donald Trump has said that he ordered a strike on Iranian military sites but then paused at the last minute when leaders from several Gulf states begged him not to bomb their arch-rival.
Speaking in an interview with The New York Times published Monday, Mr. Trump recounted how he had been considering hitting Iran after the country shot down one of its unmanned drones and fired missiles into Saudi Arabia.
However, his decision was influenced by a call from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, who asked him…
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