Valin Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Times Of Israel official says military was making preparations to strike radars, missile batteries in response to drone’s destruction, when approval was abruptly withdrawn June 21 2019 The US military made preparations Thursday night for limited strikes on Iran in retaliation for the downing of a US surveillance drone, but approval was abruptly withdrawn before the attacks were launched, a US official said. The official, who was not authorized to discuss the operation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the targets would have included radars and missile batteries. The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump had approved the strikes, but then called them off. The newspaper cited anonymous senior administration officials. According to the report Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Adviser John Bolton and CIA Director Gina Haspel had all backed military action. The White House on Thursday night declined requests for information about whether Trump changed his mind. According to the official who spoke to the Associated Press, the strikes were recommended by the Pentagon and were among the options presented to senior administration officials. It was unclear how far the preparations had gone, but no shots were fired or missiles launched. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Trump sent message to Iran: Hold talks or we’ll strike — report US president said to have urged Tehran to come to the table, warning of impending military action over drone’s downing; Iranian officials say they conveyed matter to Khamenei June 21 2019 US President Donald Trump on Thursday night urged Iran to come to the table to hold talks in a message conveyed through Oman, and warned that a US strike against the Islamic Republic could be imminent, according to a report Friday morning. “In his message, Trump said he was against any war with Iran and wanted to talk to Tehran about various issues… he gave a short period of time to get our response, but Iran’s immediate response was that it is up to Supreme Leader [Ali] Khamenei to decide about this issue,” an unnamed official told Reuters. Another official said: “We made it clear that the leader is against any talks, but the message will be conveyed to him to make a decision… However, we told the Omani official that any attack against Iran will have regional and international consequences.” The report comes after American officials said the US made preparations for a military strike against Iran in retaliation for the downing of a US surveillance drone, but the operation was abruptly called off with just hours to go. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Admiral James Satvridis, (USN, ret) On President Trump’s Big Blink Representative Liz Cheney On President Trump’s Retreat On Retaliation Against Iran Audio At Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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