There is no reason to get excited about Trump's decision to withdraw his ultimatum and not bomb Iran's power grid. Such a move would have run counter to US interests and to the war's objectives. The president, it appears, realized belatedly that it was better to climb down than to create an unnecessary crisis.
To understand what happened, one must go back to last week. At Trump's request, Israel struck an Iranian gas production facility. It was an attempt to test Iran's response and determine whether such a blow would deter what remains of the regime. At the same time, in order not to embarrass the US if the move failed, it was agreed that the Israeli Air Force would carry out the operation while Trump would pretend he knew nothing about it.
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