"But by Wednesday, Trump pulled back from the brink of a military intervention, saying he had received assurances from very important sources that Iran had stopped killing protesters and was not moving forward with executions. A group of US allies in the Middle East including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Turkey seem to have succeeded in a last-ditch effort to convince Trump not to launch airstrikes against Tehran, warning it could unleash a wider conflict in the region."
"For now, the Iranian regime appears to have squashed the protests with a bloody crackdown that has killed thousands and isolated the country from the world by shutting off international phone and internet access. But the theocratic regime that took power after Iran's 1979 revolution has a long history of bidding its time and failing to heed the grievances of its people, leaving Iranians caught between continued repression and potential US intervention."
Donald Trump threatened US military action against Iran while nationwide protests demanded economic and social reforms, and he urged Iranians on social media to continue demonstrations and seize government institutions. He signaled leaning toward ordering a strike but pulled back after receiving assurances from very important sources that Iran had stopped killing protesters and was not moving forward with executions. Middle Eastern allies including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Turkey convinced Trump that airstrikes could provoke wider regional conflict, refugee flows and state collapse. Iranian security forces crushed the protests with a bloody crackdown that killed thousands and cut international phone and internet access. Trump could still authorize limited attacks, including cyber operations, to save face.
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