Trump says US canceling planned attack on Iran

In a statement on Saturday night, President Donald Trump announced that the US is canceling a planned attack on Iran. The decision to halt the attack was made following progress in ongoing talks. Trump had previously stated that the US was "locked and loaded and ready to go" against Iran, but he agreed to requests from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to refrain from any attack, given that the terms of a deal had been reached.

According to Trump, the proposed agreement would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran's nuclear threat. He also mentioned that Israel shares his stance on the pause in strikes, but it is contingent upon the ability to "rapidly make a DEAL." There have been no reported US strikes within Iran over the past few days, following a series of strikes that President Trump described as a "heavy wave" aimed at the country on Wednesday. This development is noteworthy as it comes after multiple US strikes in Iran on Wednesday.