President says he has instructed US military to be ready for ‘a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice’ – key US politics stories from Monday 18 May

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US President Donald Trump said leaders from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE had urged him to delay the attack because they believed a deal could still be reached.

A 'large scale assault' was 'scheduled' for Tuesday, the US president said