Trump Insists Iran Deal Is Close After Scrapping New Strikes (4)

President Donald Trump pulled back threatened military strikes against Iran, a stark reversal that came just hours after he vowed to hit the Islamic Republic “VERY HARD” and threatened to seize its oil infrastructure.

US forces had already pounded Iran with airstrikes for two straight days when Trump on Thursday morning said they would do so for a third. But then in the afternoon, Trump announced on social media the attacks were off, claiming again that a deal was close — without any confirmation from Iran.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that a signing ...