President Donald Trump has been blindsided by a “surprise attack” from Iran, days after he had temporarily paused his war on the country. Donald Trump has been blindsided by Iran's latest attacks. Evan Vucci/ReutersThe attacks come just one day after Trump, 80, said the U.S. had stopped bombing Iran last Friday because the regime “wanted to talk.” U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago. But Trump dismissed the new Israeli intelligence in a Fox News interview on Tuesday, before their White House meeting.