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According to Walla military analyst Amir Bohbot, Donald Trump personally intervened late last night to halt a planned US strike on Iran.

• Iranian airspace has since reopened
• Assets scrambled from Al Udeid Air Base were ordered to return and remain on standby
• Mission reportedly canceled minutes before execution

Why Trump pulled the plug:
Trump has told advisers he will only authorize action that delivers a decisive blow to the Iranian regime. Officials could not guarantee regime collapse after a strike and warned the US may lack sufficient regional assets to counter a major Iranian retaliation.

Bottom line: no strike without certainty. Iran remains on the brink, not yet over it.

Roughly half an hour after the departure of six U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T “Stratotanker” Aerial-Refueling Tankers from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar earlier today and only minutes after remarks were made from the White House by President Trump. Two C-17A Globemaster IIIs that were preparing to depart from Al Udeid for Greece, likely carrying non-essential personnel being evacuated from the base, were told to “return to the chalks” and to then “standby for further instructions,” with them never departing Al Udeid.