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Iran Ridicules Trump's Warnings as 'Psychological Warfare' After He Cancels Planned Strikes

Trump says he has cancelled planned US strikes on Iran to give diplomacy a chance, but Tehran has dismissed his warnings as 'psychological warfare'.

To recall, Trump had spent much of the past several days signalling that American military action against Iran could intensify.

Iran has dismissed President Donald Trump's latest military threats as 'psychological warfare,' after he claimed he had cancelled planned US strikes in the hope of securing a diplomatic breakthrough. The exchange comes as fighting across the Middle East entered its 156th day, with Washington maintaining military readiness while Tehran insisted it would retaliate against any future US attack.

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