Washington D.C. / Doha (HRNW) – In a dramatic escalation of regional tensions, a planned U.S. military strike against Iran was canceled in its final stages following a direct intervention by President Donald Trump, according to military analyst Amir Bohbot and high-level defense sources. The mission, which reportedly saw aircraft taking off from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, was halted just minutes before engagement. Consequently, Iranian airspace was reopened after a five-hour closure, and U.S. aircraft were ordered to return to base and remain on standby.
Sources indicate that President Trump decided to stop the attack because his advisors could not guarantee that the strike would lead to the decisive collapse of the Iranian government. The President reportedly made it clear that he would only authorize a mission that ensured “regime change” or inflicted terminal damage to the ruling administration. Furthermore, advisors warned that U.S. preparations were currently insufficient to handle a massive Iranian counter-retaliation across the Middle East. While the President stated he remains “locked and loaded,” he concluded that taking the risk of a full-scale war without a guaranteed political outcome was not in the national interest at this time.
