Trump’s bluffs: Why US strike on Iran remains real threat | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
Navigation menu Donald Trump After threatening to attack Iran for days in support of protesters challenging the government in Tehran, United States President Donald Trump appeared to dial back the rhetoric on Wednesday evening. The killings in Iran, Trump said, had stopped, adding that Tehran had told his administration that arrested protesters would not be executed. list 2 of 4Iran’s FM says no executions of protesters, as Trump lowers rhetoric list 3 of 4Iran reopens airspace after closure to most flights amid US attack threats list 4 of 4Trump says ‘we’ve been told killing has stopped’ in Iran Trump did not rule out an attack on Iran, but in effect, negated the rationale for such an attack. Still, as Trump closes in on the completion of the first year of his second term in office, his track record suggests the possibility of US military strikes against Iran in the coming days remains a real threat.
Published: January 15, 2026 3:33 pm
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