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The Middle East remains entrapped in limbo. As President Trump threatens to unleash overwhelming force on Iran, only to pull out last minute again.

Speaking from a construction site at the east wing of the White House, Trump said that he

was on the brink of giving the green light for an attack on Iran today, but called it off

at the request of Gulf states.

Take a listen.

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 are all loaded. They're loaded to the brim, and we're all set to start.

The president said Gulf nations are reporting a lot of progress toward negotiations with Iran.

But Iran is still not conceding on Washington's major red lines, its nuclear ambitions.

In its latest proposal, Iran insisted on its right to enrich uranium,

also calling for the lifting of sanctions, the end of the U.S. naval blockade, and the release of

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