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Trump pulls back from launch of military strikes on Iran after initial approval: NYT

US President Donald Trump says Iran made a mistake by shooting down $130-million surveillance drone. [Courtesy]

US President Donald Trump approved military strikes on Friday against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an unmanned $130-million surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching the attacks, the New York Times said.

Trump had initially approved strikes on a handful of targets such as radar and missile batteries, the paper cited senior administration officials involved in, or briefed on, the deliberations, as saying.

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