Since President Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and put in place crippling economic sanctions on Tehran, his goal is to force Iran to give up its nuclear and missile program, although Persia has not stated it wants nuclear weapons, unlike Saudi Arabia.
Most recently, POTUS last-minute decision to cancel the ordered military strike on Iran has exposed a deep-running rift inside the GOP and some want to wait and see if it was Putin who pulled the plug and told Trump to let it be.
Or perhaps could it have been the Saudis who urged Trump to call off planned strike against Iran? https://www.salon.com/2019/06/24/did-the-saudis-urge-trump-to-call-off-…
POTUS incoherent Iran policy has been inexorably leading us to a moment like this one. Trump Is Trapped https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/trump-is-trapped-by-his-o…
Was it #Putin who forced @realDonaldTrump to stop and reverse? Iran military strikes were reportedly supported by Pompeo and Bolton, according to sources. Why did @VP first like the mission and then agree with @POTUS decision to abort? https://cimages.me/search/node?keys=RUSSIA
Here is a timeline of key events that brought the US to the verge of striking Iran https://bit.ly/2WVPMah
Putin Warns: Attack Against Iran Would Be A "Catastrophe," Lead To "Sad Consequences" https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/06/21/putin_warns_american… …
Trump’s Iran Indecision Sets Congress, and GOP, on Edge. Republicans split between urging strikes and warning of war. Democrats voice concern about lack of strategy and endgame https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-21/trump-s-iran-indecis…
In March 2016, 122 GOP national security analysts warned that Trump “would use the authority of his office to act in ways that make America less safe, and which would diminish our standing in the world.” The Iran crisis shows we were right. My column: https://wapo.st/31zYycB
Fox News Hosts Doubt Trump's Iran Strike Story: 'Doesn't Make Sense' https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-news-hosts-donald-trump-iran-story-07323…