President Trump gave the order for Iran strikes at 3.38pm, Gen. Caine says. Trump was on Air Force One at the time, along with the press pool, shortly before landing in Corpus Christi, Texas. At about 4.29pm my pool colleague @BernieDebusmann asked him: ‘How close are you to making a decision on strikes?’ Trump replied ‘I’d rather not tell you. You would have had the greatest scoop in history, right?’ Then he gave a speech and went to a Whataburger restaurant