President Donald Trump cancelled strikes on Iran after earlier threatening that the US would strike the country on Thursday night. He cited negotiations for cancelling the strikes. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing BBC News.
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue looks at Trump's mixed messaging over Iran and the questions it raises.
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