Trump cancels Iran strike, says ādeal perimetersā reached
The US president announced that he has cancelled a planned military strike on Iran, claiming progress in talks. United States President Donald Trump says he
The US president announced that he has cancelled a planned military strike on Iran, claiming progress in talks. United States President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a planned large-scale military attack on Iran, claiming that the āperimeters of a dealā have been agreed upon. Trump announced the decision on his Truth Social platform late Saturday, a day after US media reported that Washington and Israel were preparing to strike Iranās energy infrastructure.
He said his decision came in response to requests from Iran and other Middle East countries to āhold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has [sic] been agreed toā. He agreed on condition that the deal be concluded quickly. He added that the agreement would bring the āImmediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAITā and end what he called āIranās nuclear threatā.
There was no immediate response from Tehran. Earlier on Saturday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Saudi counterpart that any US or Israeli attack would meet a āproportionate responseā. US news site Axios reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Trump on Saturday, urging the president to cancel the strikes and return to negotiations, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Trump had said on Friday that the US would hit Iran āvery hardā. On Saturday, the US Department of State issued security alerts for Americans in 10 countries in the region, urging them to exercise increased caution and to consider leaving due to the escalating tensions.
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