U.S. President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway.
Trump’s announcement in a social media post Monday came as he had threatened the clock was ticking for Iran to strike a deal or fighting would renew after a fragile ceasefire.
The president did not offer details about the planned attack but said but he instructed the U.S. military “to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached.”
Trump had not previously disclosed that he was planning a strike for May 19, but over the weekend he warned, “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them.”
Trump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire struck in mid-April could end if Iran did not strike a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement.
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Trump said in his social media post that he was calling off the planned strike at the request of allies in the Middle East, including the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Tehran and then backed off.
Trump in recent days has also spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese President Xi Jinping about the Iran war.
Yeah, what ever Trump you 💩🤡
Iran is already f *ucked up.
He’s real serious this time lol
He doesn’t need to attack Iran anymore. Iran is finished. The naval blockade is costing Iran to the tune of $500 million per day in the form of crippled oil and trade revenues. Iran’s foreign oil storage infrastructure like offshore tankers and foreign-based aboveground and below ground oil tanks are emptying out now. Iran is also facing critical fuel shortrages because they rely so much on imports for domestic gasoline. There is also runaway inflation and unemployment there now. Good job Trump!
The “Art of the Deal” author has spoken.
On, off, on, off,
The Epstein files will show he introduced trump to his third wife…
zzz…zzz…zzz
Rapist-in-chief
This is Trumps own personal Vietnam…
More taco Trump
It is always on a Tuesday (TACO Tuesday)…followed by Winfall Wednesday. When the markets go up and his buddies cash in.
To Whatever:
Whatever
There are no negotiations whatsoever, there are unacceptable conditions made by Iran that are not going away.
Correction to my post: “only when PM let us to vote again so”
To Larry T
People in the USA actually voted for Trump to be their president, he has won the elections!
Have we, Canadians, had a chance to vote for Carney??? No, he was installed by Trudeau and liberal party, we are not allowed to vote for our leader, PM.
We are allowed to vote for out local representatives only. And we don’t even have elections every 4 years, we have elections only when PM let us to so, maybe in 2-3 years, or maybe, maybe even NEVER!
Perhaps the world would be a more stable environment economically and harmonious if they kept this self-absorbed narcissist from commenting on social media all the time…….every time he flip-flops or makes his ever-changing comments the stock markets take a hit which affects everyone other than the average citizen.
This convicted criminal has manipulated the economy to his own advantage and that of his wall street friends…….the American people could impeach him for far less than he has done, but the MAGA movement appears to be “Make America Groan Again” along with the rest of the world rather than stabilizing their fractured economy and relationship with other nations.
The American people are to blame for keeping this egotist in power?
You can not negotiate with radicals .Every member of the Iranian regime needs to receive a complimentary membership to the Heavy Ordinance Catchers Club ( free delivery included) because diplomacy is not a concept understood by these terrorists
I want my Peace Prize now before I wipe this civilization from the earth
Welcome to TACO Monday – you want fries with that? Oh wait – no oil.
What a moron!
Trump will say anything to manipulate the stock market.
And it is not even Tuesday yet…
Trump is not allowed to go to war, he used up his 60 days. Iran has not changed, they are the steady ones. The other countries in the middle east are tired of having the US facilities on their soil attacked, yes, but that has nothing to do with TACO.