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1/8/20

Iran-USA conflict: Trump says Iran appears to be 'standing down' - by Eli Stokols

President Trump responded Wednesday morning following Iran’s overnight missile attacks at U.S. forces posted at bases in Iraq, announcing he would impose additional economic sanctions on Tehran but making no commitment to the punishing military response he threatened only days ago.

“Our great American forces are prepared for anything,” he said in an address from the White House. “Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a good thing for the world,” Trump said. He noted that no Americans or Iraqis were killed in the attack “because of the precautions taken, the dispersal of forces, and an early warning system that worked very well.”

Read more at : Live updates: Trump says Iran appears to be 'standing down' - Los Angeles Times

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