President Trump confirmed early Friday that he called off a retaliatory attack on Iran in response to the downing of a U.S. drone “10 minutes before the strike,” saying the number of expected casualties was not "proportionate" to what Tehran did. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not ... proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone. I am in no hurry, our Military is rebuilt, new, and ready to go, by far the best in the world," Trump said. He also took another swipe at his predecessor Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, while claiming sanctions imposed since have weakened the country. The tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased since Trump backed out of the Obama-era nuclear deal in May 2018.

Source: Fox News June 21, 2019 10:10 UTC