Trump explains the moment he called off the attack on Iran

President Trump decided against carrying out a military strike against Iran that would kill approximately 150 people because he did not believe the response was “proportionate.”

The U.S. military was prepared to strike several radar installations and missile sites in Iran in retaliation for Tehran shooting down a U.S. drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said he decided against carrying out the planned strike, contradicting a Thursday New York Times report that said Trump ordered the attack, then abruptly reversed himself.