Trump’s threats and retreat

US president Donald Trump has once again backed away from the threat to launch a major attack on Iran. Iran's acting defense minister said Tehran treats threats as real and will not be caught by surprise.

He added that Iran uses US threats as a basis to enhance readiness and deterrence capabilities. This edition of Spotlight looks at the reasons behind Trump's threats and retreat and Iran's reactions.

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