00:00Yesterday, the US president said he had received information indicating that repression and
00:15the killing of protesters in Iran had stopped, and that he would monitor the situation before
00:21taking any military action.
00:23I'm sure if it happens, we'll all be very upset.
00:28The question remains, did Trump step back from striking Iran or is this a tactic and a form
00:34of deception?
00:37The statement came after a series of moves and measures that suggested military action
00:42was imminent, including the redeployment of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln,
00:48along with several destroyers from the South China Sea toward the Middle East.
00:53Long-range bombers were also placed on high alert, in addition to Washington withdrawing
00:59some forces from bases in the region.
01:02Meanwhile, Iran closed its airspace and later reopened it, while Israel raised its military
01:07alert level in anticipation of a possible Iranian attack.
01:13According to observers, Trump's statement falls within a carefully calculated grey zone, combining
01:18tactical maneuvering with keeping the door to de-escalation open, but not definitively.
01:26Analysts also suggest that one potential objective of the statement is to fuel divisions within Iran's
01:32leadership and to send protesters a signal that pressure works, and that continued demonstrations
01:38could achieve results.
01:45.
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