{
  "id": 29944,
  "title": "No new Iran strikes for now amid deal hopes — Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/no-new-iran-strikes-for-now-amid-deal-hopes-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T05:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
    "slug": "dw-news",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/no-new-iran-strikes-for-now-amid-deal-hopes-trump/live-78201442?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli airstrikes have claimed at least eight lives in the Gaza Strip on a second day of attacks, despite a US-backed ceasefire agreement. Palestinian officials reported that the strikes targeted Hamas figures in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and Khan Younis. Israel claimed the operations were aimed at Hamas's elite Nukhba force and military operatives. Since the October 7 attack on southern Israel, which resulted in over 1,200 deaths, Israel has killed over 73,000 Palestinians in its conflict with Hamas. Iranian officials dismissed US President Donald Trump's claim that Tehran had asked the US to halt new strikes, asserting their military readiness for any eventuality. Trump pledged the US and Israel would refrain from additional attacks on Iran under the condition that a peace deal with Tehran was swiftly reached.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has announced that the US and Israel have agreed to hold off on strikes against Iran. According to Trump, this decision was made in hopes of reaching a peace deal \"rapidly.\"\n\nThe US had been planning massive strikes against Iran, with Trump claiming that the US was \"locked and loaded\" and ready to go against Iran. However, according to a report by Axios cited by Middle East Eye, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged Trump to de-escalate tensions and refrain from launching the strikes.\n\nTrump said he had cancelled the strikes, contingent on a deal involving the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's commitment to denuclearisation, and that progress was being made towards \"the perimeters of a deal\" with Tehran, after requests from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Report: Saudi crown prince urged Trump to refrain from strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/report-saudi-crown-prince-urged-trump-to-refrain-from-strikes",
        "published": "2026-08-02T05:00:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump claims Israel supported halting Iran strikes, says all parties must 'get to work' on deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-claims-israel-supported-halting-iran-strikes-says-all-parties",
        "published": "2026-08-02T05:01:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Live : Trump says US to stop new strikes on Iran, calls for 'rapid deal' on Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/live-trump-says-us-to-stop-new-strikes-on-iran-calls-for-rapid-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-02T05:28:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Iran sets the pace in war with Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/iran-sets-the-pace-in-war-with-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-02T05:37:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Trump says he's cancelling strikes on Iran as 'perimeters of a deal' agreed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-says-hes-cancelling-strikes-on-iran-as-perimeters-of-a-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-02T06:10:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}