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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 Trump calls off Iranian strikes, citing likely deaths By DEB RIECHMANN and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON — Presi- dent Donald Trump said Fri- day the U.S. was “cocked and loaded” to retaliate against Iran for downing an unmanned American surveil- lance drone, but he canceled the strikes minutes before they were to be launched after being told 150 people could die. Trump’s tweeted state- ment raised important ques- tions, including why he learned about possible deaths only at the last minute. His stance was the lat- est example of the president showing some reluctance to escalate tensions with Iran into open military confl ict. He did not rule out a future strike but said in a TV inter- view that the likelihood of casualties from the Thurs- day night plan to attack three sites in Iran did not seem like the correct response to shoot- ing down an unmanned drone earlier in the day in the Strait of Hormuz. “I didn’t think it was pro- portionate,” he said in an interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press. The aborted attack was the closest the U.S. has come to a direct military strike on Iran in the year since the admin- istration pulled out of the 2015 international agree- ment intended to curb the Iranian nuclear program and launched a campaign of increasing economic pressure against the Islamic Republic. Trump told NBC News that he never gave a fi nal order to launch the strikes — planes were not yet in the air but would have been “pretty soon.” He said military offi cials came to him about 30 min- utes before the strikes were to be launched and asked him for his fi nal approval. Before signing off, he said he asked how many Iranians would be killed and was told approxi- mately 150. “I thought about it for a second and I said, ‘You know what? They shot down an unmanned drone, plane — whatever you want to call it — and here we are sitting with 150 dead people.’ That would have taken place prob- ably within a half an hour after I said go ahead. And I didn’t like it. I didn’t think it was proportionate.” In Iran, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s aero- space division, told report- ers on Friday that a U.S. spy plane with around 35 crew members was fl ying close to the unmanned U.S. US drone shot down by Iran U.S. officials say an RQ-4A Global Hawk drone was shot down by Iran. The two countries have disputed the exact location. Strait of Hormuz Iran claims drone shot down here Fujairah Dubai Dubai U . A . . E . U.S. claims drone shot down here 1 health PAIN RELIEF PARTNERS Changing the way you look at yourt health MAYBE IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUT REGENERATIVE MEDICINE 2 Gulf of Oman OMAN Oil tanker attacks 1 May 12 2 June 13 20 miles Sources: U.S. Air Force; Iran Revolutionary Guard Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk that was shot down, but that Iran chose not to target the manned aircraft. He said Iran warned the drone several times before downing it with a missile. Late Thursday, the Fed- eral Aviation Administration barred American-registered aircraft from fl ying over parts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and several major airlines from around the world on Friday began rerouting their fl ights, includ- ing British Airways, Aus- tralia’s Qantas, Germany’s Lufthansa and the Dutch car- rier KLM. In his lengthy, morning tweet, Trump defended his stance on Iran amid criticism from Democrats who accuse him of having no strategy. He said he pulled out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which gave Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for pledges to rein in its nuclear program, because the agreement only temporarily blocked Iran from having nuclear weap- ons. Trump said the nuclear deal also did not stem Iran’s support of militant groups or restrain its ballistic missile program. He said his exit from the deal and the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran has crippled its economy. “Now they are Bust!” “I am in no hurry,” he said. “Sanctions are biting & more added last night. Iran can NEVER have Nuclear Weap- ons, not against the USA, and not against the WORLD!” The overnight events, however, were a stark reminder of the serious risk of military confl ict between U.S. and Iranian forces as the Trump administration com- bines its “maximum pres- sure” campaign of economic sanctions with a buildup of American troops in the region. As tensions have mounted in recent weeks, PAID ADVERTISEMENT I RA R A N N Iranian 12 nautical mile territorial boundary Fujairah my A9 there have been growing fears that either side could make a dire miscalculation leading to war. “We are in an extremely dangerous and sensitive sit- uation with Iran,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday. “We must calibrate a response that de-escalates and advances American inter- ests, and we must be clear as to what those interests are.” The Trump administration has been putting increasing economic pressure on Iran for more than a year. It reinstated punishing sanctions follow- ing Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of an interna- tional agreement intended to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from earlier sanctions. Citing Iranian threats, the U.S. recently sent an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region and deployed addi- tional troops alongside the tens of thousands already there. All this has raised fears that a miscalculation or fur- ther rise in tensions could push the U.S. and Iran into an open confl ict 40 years after Tehran’s Islamic Revolution. The downing of the U.S. drone — a huge, unmanned aircraft — over the Strait of Hormuz prompted accusa- tions from the U.S. and Iran about who was the aggressor. Iran insisted the drone vio- lated Iranian airspace; Wash- ington said it had been fl ying over international waters. The dispute has raised fears that an open confl ict between the U.S. and Iran is on the horizon. Some law- makers insisted the White House must consult with Congress before taking any actions. Pelosi said no specifi c options for a U.S. response were presented at Thurs- day’s meeting between top national security offi cials and congressional leaders at the White House. 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