Report: Trump paused Iran escalation over Patriot interceptor concerns

Report: Trump paused Iran escalation over Patriot interceptor concerns 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. According to the newspaper, Trump discussed the conflict with senior advisers and cabinet officials…