Inside Trump’s Iran warning — and the unexpected pause that followed
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President Donald Trump promised Iranian protesters "help is on the way" but paused military action, sparking debate over U.S. intervention strategy.
It also raised questions about who would follow Iran’s leadership and whether intervention would undercut the protest movement Trump appeared to encourage.
Fox News Digital has learned from background conversations with U.S. officials that internal debates over Iran’s post-regime leadership and the lack of a clear successor factored into deliberations over a potential strike. Officials grappled not only with how to hit Iran, but with who would come next.
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