President Trump confirmed to reporters on Friday that he no longer plans to attack Iran after the regime canceled the planned execution of protesters.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to use the U.S. military to liberate the people of Iran.
However, on Thursday, Trump told the press that he had been informed of the cancellation of the executions of protesters and suggested that military action might be off the table. “We’ve been told that the killings in Iran are stopping,” Trump told reporters, later revealing that “very important sources on the other side” had informed the United States of this.
When asked whether military action was off the table, Trump responded, “Well, we’re going to watch and see what the process is.”
Then, on Friday, Trump confirmed that no one had convinced him—except himself—that military action was unnecessary, and that the canceled hangings “had a very big impact” on the decision.
A reporter asked the President whether Israeli officials had convinced him not to attack Iran, and the President responded, “Nobody convinced me; I convinced myself.”
“Yesterday, more than 800 hangings were scheduled. They didn’t hang anybody. They canceled the hangings. That had a very big impact,” he added.
In response to another question, the President reiterated, “As you know, Iran canceled the hanging of more than 800 people,” adding, “I greatly respect the fact that they canceled them.”
This comes after Trump told reporters on Sunday that the military is actively “considering” possible action against Iran, after repeatedly signaling that he planned to intervene amid the ongoing political uprising and the killing of citizens by the Iranian regime.
“The military is looking at it, and we’re considering very strong options,” Trump said in response to a question about the U.S. response to the situation in Iran. “We’ll make a decision.”
