Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to deal being made 'rapidly'
The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed.
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"We'll be hitting them [Iranians] very hard. At some point, they're going to say, 'We just can't take it anymore.'"
— Donald Trump , Politician
"I was asked by Iran and other countries in the Middle East to 'hold off' on any attack as the 'perimeters' of a deal had been agreed."
— Donald Trump , Politician
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The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed.
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