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Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Trump said to tell Iran he’s not planning to authorize strikes, isn’t interested in war
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US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, January 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
US President Donald Trump informed Tehran that he does not intend to strike Iran despite his repeated threats in recent days, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reports.
The report cites Iran’s envoy to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, as saying that he received an indication overnight that Trump had communicated to the Islamic Republic that he did not want war.
He says the US president requested that Iran likewise refrain from attacking “US interests” in the region.
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