Donald Trump: "Iran appears to be standing down"

Tensions remain high in the Middle East after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at United States troop bases in Iraq.

US President Donald J. Trump (C) walks out to deliver a statement on the US response to Iranian missile strikes Source: EPA

United States President Donald Trump has delivered a national address from the White House following Iran's missile strikes at US air bases in Iraq.

Wednesday's attacks (8 January 2020) followed last week's killing of Iran's top military general by the US, which marked a significant increase in tension between the two countries.

Giampiero Gramaglia, expert on US Politics, has more.

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