Trump was told strikes against Iran would kill 150, which seemed a “not proportionate” response for the downing of an unmanned drone.
In a series of tweets on Friday morning, President Donald Trump casually mentioned that he had ordered air strikes on Iran, but that he called them off 10 minutes prior to execution.
“We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die,” he wrote. “150 people, sir, was the answer from a General. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone.”
He went on to write that the U.S. military is “ready to go” and “Iran can NEVER have Nuclear Weapons.”