US President Donald Trump has contemplated the resumption of extensive military strikes against Iran in recent days but has opted, for the time being, to persist with diplomatic negotiations

Trump was briefed on full-scale war plans against Iran but chose diplomacy, signing the Islamabad Memorandum. Bitcoin rallied as $1B in Iranian crypto

Trump has discussed renewed large-scale strikes with top defense officials, but is allowing nuclear talks to continue past the August 18 deadline while reserving the option of…