The world looks closely at developments in the
latest chapter in tension between the United States and Iran. On Friday
morning, 21, news surfaced that US President Donald Trump had authorized an
attack on the country, which would be held at dawn, but receded minutes before
the action began.
In a series of tweets, the Republican revealed
the reason behind this retreat: the deaths that could happen as a result of the
mission. Trump said he had asked a general of the military how many fatalities
the attack could leave and that there would be 150, according to the officer.
"Ten minutes before the attack, I ordered it to be stopped, not an action
commensurate with the killing of an unmanned drone," the US president
wrote, "I'm not in a hurry."
Army was ready to act
The US military even prepared an attack on Iran
late on Thursday, in retaliation for the overthrow of an American surveillance
drone by the Persian country, but President Donald Trump abruptly backtracked
and disavowed the operation.
The information was revealed by The New York
Times. According to the vehicle, after a day of intense strategic discussions
with security advisers and congressional leaders, the expectation among
military and diplomatic officials was that the attack was in fact occurring.
The military action was in its early stages
when it was canceled on Trump's order. According to reports by US officials
heard by the newspaper, military aircraft and ships were already positioned to
attack a series of targets, such as Iranian radars, but no missiles were ever
fired.
US officials have commented on the retaliatory
press plan on condition of anonymity. The White House declined requests for
clarification on the case. Despite the retreat, US officials say a future
military action against Iran is not entirely ruled out.
Tension between US and Iran
Tensions between the United States and Iran
have risen sharply in recent days, after weeks of growing animosity between
countries.
The situation worsened at dawn on Thursday,
with the American drone abating the Iranian air force in the Strait of Hormuz
region.
Commenting on the case, Donald Trump wrote on
Twitter that Iran had made "a big mistake" and told reporters that
the Persian country would "find out soon" whether the US planned a
military action in retaliation for the overthrow of the drone.
With escalating tensions, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) on Friday banned commercial aircraft from flying over
parts of the Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
There are "intense military activities and
growing political tensions in the region that pose an unnoticed risk to US
civil aviation operations for potential misstatements or aircraft
