Donald Trump gave ‘initial approval’ for Iran strikes after drone attack

US president had ‘planes in the air and ships in position’ before pulling back

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Donald Trump gave initial approval for the military to launch strikes on Iran in retaliation for Tehran shooting down a US drone, reports the New York Times.

An unnamed official says planes were in the air and ships were in position, ready to attack Iranian targets including radar and missile batteries. However, no missiles had been fired when word came to stand down.

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