Trump Says He Is Canceling Strikes on Iran, Pending a Rapid Deal
President Trump said he agreed to requests from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to cancel planned attacks, citing what he said was progress in reaching “the perimeters of a deal” with Tehran.
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is canceling planned strikes on Iran, pending a rapid deal. According to Trump, Middle Eastern allies, including Iran, had requested that he delay the attacks, citing progress toward an agreement.
The emerging deal, as described by Trump, would include the immediate and total opening of the Hormuz Strait and an end to Iran's nuclear threat. He claimed that Israel had agreed to join the US in trying to complete the agreement with Iran to bring an end to the war.
The conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran began on February 28, when the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran, aiming to destroy Tehran's missile capabilities and prevent it from obtaining nuclear capabilities. According to The New York Times, Trump said he agreed to requests from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to cancel planned attacks, citing progress in reaching “the perimeters of a deal” with Tehran.
Brief written by urgent.news from The New York Times, Jerusalem Post, Associated Press, South China Morning Post, Financial Post — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
