
Donald Trump halts strike on Iran
Donald Trump halts retaliatory strike on Iran.
US President Donald Trump has halted a retaliatory airstrike on Iran with only ten minutes to spare, he claims – the President Tweeted missiles were ‘cocked and loaded’ but stood down after he deemed the potential 150 Iranian to be disproportionate. Also; we speak to the President of Georgia a day after some 240 people were hurt in clashes as protesters tried to storm Georgia's parliament after a Russian MP took the speaker's seat. And; Newshour’s James Menendez is in Caracas as the UN Human Rights commissioner Michelle Bachelet is concluding a visit to Venezuela.
(Photo: A series of tweets written by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding a retaliatory attack on Iran. Credit: Reuters)
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