Trump says Iran talks to take place on Monday, sets no deadline for deal

US President Donald Trump has announced that negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday. According to Trump, the talks are a result of him calling off an imminent military attack on Iran.

The US had planned a "massive attack" on Iran, which Trump described as "the biggest attack since World War II". However, he decided to hold off on the strikes after being asked to do so by Iran, as well as US partners Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Trump stated that these countries believed a deal was imminent.

The talks are expected to cover the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program, with Trump expressing hope for a deal on the denuclearization of Iran. He did not provide further details on the venue or participants of the talks and did not set a deadline for an agreement. According to the Jerusalem Post, Trump said there is a group of people that would like him to go ahead with the strikes, but he decided against it.

Brief written by urgent.news from Al-Monitor, Jerusalem Post, FXStreet, South China Morning Post, Free Malaysia Today — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.