Trump calls off impending strikes on Iran

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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has called off impending strikes on Iran due to the state of negotiations.

“Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have … canceled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening,” he said, hours after he threatened that the U.S. military would seize Kharg Island.

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