War averted as Trump approves military strike against Iran but later cancels it -Report

President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching them on Thursday night after a day of escalating tensions.

Planes had already been in the air and ships were ready to strike, but no missiles were fired yet when the order to stand down came.

Trump’s pullback went against the position of National Security Advisor, John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who supported the strike, BBC reports.

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Trump had approved strikes on a handful of targets such as radar and missile batteries, and the strikes were set to take place just before dawn on Friday to minimize risk to the Iranian military or to civilians.

Reports revealed that It is not clear whether attacks on Iran might still go forward, while it was not known if the cancellation of strikes had resulted from Trump changing his mind, or administrative concerns regarding logistics or strategy.

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