Trump halts Iran attack plan, citing agreed-upon deal outline
President Trump late Saturday said he was halting an attack plan against Iran and pointed to the outline of a deal being reached as the reason why. “The U.S.A. is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World...
US President Donald Trump said he had halted a planned military attack on Iran. According to Trump, the decision was made in expectation of a breakthrough in negotiations on Iran's nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump claimed that Iran and other countries in the region had requested a pause in the strikes. However, Iranian officials disputed this claim, saying that Trump's assertion was "nothing but a new lie" and that the Iranian armed forces were "on high alert and ready for any eventuality".
Negotiations between the US and Iran were set to begin on Monday, Trump said. He added that the scale of the planned strikes would have been "the biggest attack since World War II" and that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman had urged against the strikes, warning of possible unintended consequences.
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