Fortune· 2h ago· 1 min read
A week after Iran killed American troops in Jordan, crossing President Donald Trump's red line for restarting all-out war, the U.S. military didn't launch airstrikes on the regime.
Friday came and went without an announcement from U.S. Central Command about a new attack, breaking a nearly two-week streak.
Sources told Axios that Trump received plans from the military yesterday to conduct strikes in Iran but didn't give a green light and instead ordered them to hold off.
U.S. forces are still preparing for major combat operations to potentially resume, but Trump hasn't issued orders to move in that direction, the report added.
The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
While the U.S. military retaliated against Iran for last week's troop deaths with more airstrikes, they remained well short of the widespread campaign early in the war.
At the same time,…
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