Washington, May 19 -- President Donald Trump said that he had planned to launch military strikes on Iran on Tuesday, though decided against the move following appeals from several Gulf Arab leaders, who urged Trump to give negotiations more time.
The comments on Monday came amid rising expectations inside the White House that the US would be taking direct military action following its review of Iranian proposals, which administration officials have dubbed as heavily insufficient.
According to two US officials cited by Axios, Trump was expected to convene his top national security advisors in the Situation Room on Tuesday to review military options.
As per a senior US official, unless there was a change in Iran's hardline stance, Washingt...