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Tuesday, 19 May 2026
[68016] Tension at its peak: Trump reveals he suspended the strike on Iran at the last minute
The tension between Washington and Tehran: Trump threatens a military option
In a series of dramatic statements, United States President Donald Trump revealed that he was only one hour away from issuing an order for a military strike against Iran. According to reports consolidated in Son Dakika Haberler Gündem, Trump claimed that although everything was ready, he decided to halt the action at the last minute.
The reasons for the delay and future threats
Trump explained that the decision to delay the strike by two or three days stemmed from assessments by countries in the region, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, that they were close to an agreement with Tehran, as reported in Son Dakika Haberler Türkiye. However, the President clarified in Haber Gündem that "we may need to attack Iran again," and noted that he gave Tehran a deadline until Sunday to reach an agreement, as published in Daily Islamist 🇹🇷 🇵🇸.
The Iranian response and intelligence assessments
On the other hand, Iranian officials responded to the American threats militarily. According to GündemX, Tehran warned that in the event of an attack, it would open "new fronts with new means and methods." At the same time, Sputnik Türkiye emphasized that Trump is aware that Iran "still has the capacity to respond" (missiles), which places the region in question regarding the coming days.
Summary of positions
While the reporting Turkish media presents the events through the perspective of the American President as an incident of preventing war at the last minute, high tension is evident. TGRT HABER points out that everything was ready for the attack, which indicates the scale of the military preparedness that was in place in the field prior to the delay.