The president said he canceled the authorized strikes at the last minute to avoid Iranian casualties. The shootdown came after attacks on two tankers in the Persian Gulf, which the administration has also blamed on Iran. military was " cocked & loaded" for a retaliatory strike after Iran shot down a U.S. “If it was up to him, he'd take on the whole world at one time," the president told “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd. Trump noted that Bolton was one of the administration’s leading “hawks.” at this time” and warned that another attack could occur at any time. National security adviser John Bolton, in Israel for a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pointedly noted that Trump had “just stopped the strike from going forward. “All options remain on the table,” he added.
Vice President Mike Pence told Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” that “Iran should not mistake restraint for a lack of resolve.
Trump in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” said he is “not looking for war” with Iran, but warned of "obliteration like you've never seen before” if Iran resumes its efforts to build nuclear weapons. is still poised to hit Iran hard after weeks of mounting tensions between the two countries, President Trump said on Sunday, in what appeared to be a coordinated effort by the administration to keep the pressure on Tehran. Despite calling off a military strike against Iran, the U.S.
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