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Trump news at a glance: president says scheduled attack on Iran has been postponed – for now

May 19, 2026Center Left

President says he has instructed US military to be ready for ‘a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice’ – key US politics stories from Monday 18 MayDonald Trump says he has called off a planned attack on Iran at the behest of Gulf states so talks could continue.In a post to his Truth Social platform, the US president claimed that the…

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