{
  "id": 19015432,
  "title": "Trump held off on Iran strike as Israel, US prepared for military operation, sources tell 'Post'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/trump-held-off-on-iran-strike-as-israel-us-prepared-for-military",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T20:52:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-914268"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recent developments have revealed that President Donald Trump was contemplating a strike on Iran, but ultimately no such order was given, according to sources cited by The Jerusalem Post. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened with Israel's highest security officials on Friday, while the U.S. military prepared for the possibility of renewed military operations against Iran. In a CNN interview, Trump stated that the U.S. could destroy 38 Iranian bridges in an hour.\n\nSimultaneously, diplomatic efforts to negotiate a deal between Washington and Tehran were ongoing. Trump reportedly instructed Vice President Kamala Harris and other senior administration officials to secure an agreement within a few days. During the interview, Trump expressed a low probability of ordering a return to war with Iran if progress was made in the talks. He emphasized that he would prefer not to target infrastructure, predicting that Iran would take up to 10 years to rebuild destroyed bridges. Additionally, the U.S. military continued to reinforce its presence in the Middle East, with the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island recently departing for the region.",
  "summary": "Israel and the US prepared for a possible strike on Iran over the weekend, but Trump held off as mediators continued efforts to reach an agreement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ynetnews",
        "title": "Iran strike still on the table as IDF awaits Washington's next move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/iran-strike-still-on-the-table-as-idf-awaits-washingtons-next-move",
        "published": "2026-11-06T03:25:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}