Trump calls off Iranian strikes, citing likely deaths

President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. was "cocked and loaded" to retaliate against Iran for downing an unmanned American surveillance drone but he canceled the strikes minutes before they were to be launched after being told 150 people could die.Trump's tweeted statement raised important questions, including why he learned about possible civilian deaths only at the last minute.The aborted attack was the closest the U.S. has come to a direct military strike on Iran in the year since the adm