Trump confirms blocking strike on Iran

By Lolita C. Baldor and Deb Riechmann
Updated June 21 2019 - 11:38pm, first published 11:32pm
The US military prepared strikes against Iran following the downing of a US surveillance drone.
The US military prepared strikes against Iran following the downing of a US surveillance drone.

US President Donald Trump says he blocked a planned military strike against Iran because it would not have been a proportionate response to Tehran's downing of an unmanned US surveillance drone.