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<\/a>A section of the destroyed warplane released by Iran, amid fears over what Tehran and its allies might glean from its inner workings. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n
Tehran showed off debris of the downed spy plane’s fuselage as reports emerged the president had pulled out of attacking Iran on Thursday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n Military and diplomatic officials were said to be expecting a strike as late as 7pm, with planned attacks on radar and missile batteries approved,\u00a0The New York Times <\/span><\/strong><\/a>reports.<\/span><\/p>\n The paper says multiple senior administration sources confirmed the plans<\/span><\/p>\n Iranian officials stated today Trump had given them a short window to convey an imperative wish for talks to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/span><\/p>\n A source told Reuters: ‘In his message, Trump said he was against any war with Iran and wanted to talk to Tehran … He gave a short period of time to get our response but Iran’s immediate response was that it is up to [the] Supreme Leader.’<\/span><\/p>\n Iran released images of the wrecked drone, stripped of its internal technologies, amid fears over what Tehran and its allies might glean from its workings.<\/span><\/p>\n A White House insider told the New York Times planes were in the air and ships were in position when the mission was called off – against the advice Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, national security adviser John R. Bolton and CIA director Gina Haspel.<\/span><\/p>\n Former Bolton aide Fred Fleitz commended the president for ‘responding with restraint,’ as Trump met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at the White House last night.<\/span><\/p>\n Fleitz told Fox<\/span><\/strong><\/a>: ‘There’s people saying right now [that] the president is responsible if Iran responds with violence because we withdrew from that deal. That is a fraudulent argument … He has given [Iran] an opportunity to deescalate the situation, and I think he handled it right today.’<\/span><\/p>\n Iran had earlier released GPS coordinates suggesting the drone was eight miles off its coast. That put the missile within the 12 nautical miles from the shore Iran claims as its territorial waters.<\/span><\/p>\n Officials there later said they had ‘indisputable’ evidence the drone violated its airspace.<\/span><\/p>\n But the US said it was shot down 21 miles off the Iranian coast, in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><\/p>\n The president held a Situation Room briefing Thursday evening where his administration are said to have promised a ‘measured’ response to Iran after Washington accused Tehran of shooting down a drone and attacking oil tankers.<\/span><\/p>\n Pentagon video released earlier in the day showed a smoke trail from the $180million surveillance aircraft following a missile strike initially slammed by Trump as a ‘big mistake’.<\/span><\/p>\n But amid the increasing fears of open conflict,\u00a0Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed to\u00a0Fox News<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0a ‘measured responses’ would be coming.<\/span><\/p>\n Grainy black and white footage shows the drone plummet to the ground. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n Those in the Situation Room meeting included CIA Director Haspel,\u00a0Pompeo and\u00a0Army Secretary Mark Esper.<\/span><\/p>\n Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan was pictured arriving for a meeting with Trump about Iran holding\u00a0a folder marked ‘SECRET\/NOFORN’.<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and Ranking Members Rep. Michael McCaul, Rep. Devin Nunes and Rep. Mac Thornberry said: ‘There must be a measured response to these actions. President Trump and his national security team remain clear-eyed on the situation and what must be done in response to increased Iranian aggression.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>