Trump de-escalates Iran crisis after Tehran strikes cause ‘minimal damage’

Published January 8, 2020 6:39pm ET



President Trump signaled that he would not order fresh military action against Iran following Tuesday night’s missile attacks, as foreign diplomats said Tehran’s limited strikes had fallen short of American red lines.

In a dramatic White House address flanked by senior military officers, Trump warned that the United States would not tolerate Iranian aggression and promised new sanctions on Tehran. But after saying that Iran would not be allowed to build a nuclear weapon, he turned quickly to a damage assessment.

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