President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war.
Trump had threatened major strikes on Iran and to seize control of its oil and gas industries as escalating attacks between the countries pushed the Middle East closer to full-scale war.
The threats to seize Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal came after the U.S and Iran traded strikes for a second straight day, pushing the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war. It was the third time this week that back-and-forth strikes have rattled the Middle East.
Pentagon ends lockdown over ‘air quality’ issue
The Pentagon has stood down from a lockdown over what officials described as an “air quality issue.”
“Subsequent testing confirmed no hazard exists, and normal operations have resumed,” the Pentagon’s top spokesman, Sean Parnell, said in a social media post.
The lockdown lasted for about two hours and prompted a response from hazmat teams of the Pentagon’s internal police force as well as the team from nearby Arlington, Virginia.
Trump calls off threatened strikes against Iran after indicating progress in talks
Trump says he’s called off new military strikes on Iran hours after threatening to escalate the 3-month-old war.
The president said in a social media post Thursday that he made the move “based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.”
Source: WPLG
