Report: Trump paused Iran escalation over Patriot interceptor concerns
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-07-26 13:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, Elections, US Politics, War & Conflict
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US President Donald Trump has, for now, set aside plans to sharply escalate the American military campaign against Iran, with growing concern that a wider war could dangerously deplete the Pentagon's stockpile of Patriot missile interceptors and other air defence munitions in the Middle East, The New York Times reports.
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