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  "id": 19972878,
  "title": "Trump tells advisers he may hold off on Iran attacks barring new provocations, sources say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/trump-tells-advisers-he-may-hold-off-on-iran-attacks-barring-new",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T11:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261114/trump-tells-advisers-he-may-hold-off-on-iran-attacks-barring-new-provocations-sources-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "WASHINGTON/RIYADH — President Donald Trump has reportedly told senior advisers that he may refrain from attacking Iran if Iran or the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen do not engage in new provocations, according to sources familiar with the situation. The US leader has been torn between escalating the conflict through additional strikes and winding down the war, but he does not seem to have a clear decision regarding the resolution of the unpopular conflict, which he initiated in February. During meetings with his national security advisers and after intelligence briefings, Trump has reportedly been contemplating a pause in strikes, sources familiar with the matter said. He has also shown empathy for regional allies who have requested him not to return to a full-scale war. Trump expressed his thoughts to sports broadcaster Stephen A. Smith on Thursday.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON/RIYADH — President Donald Trump has told senior advisers in recent days that he may hold off on attacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to three people familiar with the matter. Trump has alternated between threats of escalating the war with new strikes and winding down hostilities, and current and former officials…",
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  "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."
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