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Iran attack: Why Trump announced a ‘two-week’ delay
US President Donald tramp had been mulling military action against Iran for days. He had instructed his senior advisers to tell the media that he would make a decision on whether to launch a military strike within two weeks. The US president took this step in an attempt to conceal his real plans for the strike, several sources close to Trump said. The sources said that Trump was disappointed with the reports circulating in various media outlets. Because the media was reporting that he had already made a final decision to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Trump thought that talking about a ‘two-week’ timeframe would confuse the Iranians and keep his plans secret.
Iran attack: Why Trump announced a ‘two-week’ delay
Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon had been publicly opposing such US involvement. Trump made the decision to make the statement while preparing for lunch with Bannon last Thursday. After that, press secretary Carolyn Levitt entered the White House briefing room and announced, as ordered by the president, that Trump had not yet made a final decision.
People close to Trump believe the president has been mentally preparing for action against Iran for days. Although the final announcement was made only after the bombers took to the skies on Saturday, Trump was briefed on the attack plan beforehand, meeting face-to-face with his top national security advisers daily, and speaking on the phone multiple times a day.
US President Donald Trump had been mulling military action against Iran for days. He had instructed his senior advisers to tell the media that he would make a decision on whether to launch a military strike within two weeks. The US president took this step in an attempt to conceal his real plans for the strike, several sources close to Trump said. The sources said that Trump was disappointed with the reports circulating in various media outlets. Because the media was reporting that he had already made a final decision to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Trump thought that talking about a ‘two-week’ timeframe would confuse the Iranians and keep his plans secret.
Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon had been publicly opposing such US involvement. Trump made the decision to make the statement while preparing for lunch with Bannon last Thursday. After that, press secretary Carolyn Levitt entered the White House briefing room and announced, as ordered by the president, that Trump had not yet made a final decision.
People close to Trump believe the president has been mentally preparing for action against Iran for days. Although the final announcement was made only after the bombers took to the skies on Saturday, Trump was briefed on the attack plan beforehand, meeting face-to-face with his top national security advisers daily, and speaking on the phone multiple times a day.
