I Was an Hour Away!' Trump Reveals How Close He Was to Ordering New Iran Attack

"I was an hour away. We were all set to go. You're talking about yesterday? We were going to be striking very it would have been happening right now. Yeah, it was all done. The boats, the ships were all loaded. They were all loaded to the brim and we were all set to start."

"They knew I was getting ready to attack. I didn't tell them. I never tell anybody when. I never tell anybody when, but they knew that we were very close. I would say I was an hour away from making the decision to go today, and we would probably not be talking about a beautiful ballroom today, we'd be talking about that."

"And no, I had made the decision, so they called up, they had heard I made the decision, and they said, Sir, could you give us a couple more days because we think they're being reasonable.'"

"I have been asked by the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to hold off on our planned Military attack of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was scheduled for tomorrow, he wrote, in that serious negotiations are now taking place, and that, in their opinion, as Great Leaders and Allies, a Deal will be made, which will be very acceptable to the United States of America, as well as all Countries in the Middle East, and beyond."

Trump said he was about an hour away from ordering another wave of attacks against Iran, with ships and boats loaded and ready to begin. He said he had made the decision, but Gulf allies in the region had heard he was very close to acting. He stated that Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates asked him to hold off, and he agreed to give them a couple more days because they believed Iran was being reasonable. Trump previously said he cancelled a planned attack at the last minute after those leaders requested the delay, citing ongoing serious negotiations and expectations of a deal acceptable to the United States and other countries in the Middle East.

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