{
  "id": 34528,
  "title": "Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-says-hes-cancelling-iran-strikes-deal-pending",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T07:34:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/02/nx-s1-5917113/trump-says-hes-cancelling-iran-strikes-deal-pending"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump said he had cancelled planned strikes on Iran. According to NPR, Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the US to hold off on any attack because the perimeters of a deal had been agreed to.\n\nTrump also stated that the US and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran, provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is rapidly reached, as reported by France 24. The Jerusalem Post noted that Trump had previously claimed the US was \"locked and loaded\" and ready to go against Iran.\n\nThe Middle East Eye reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had urged Trump to de-escalate tensions and refrain from launching strikes. Trump said the cancellation of strikes was contingent on a deal involving the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's commitment to denuclearisation.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to deal being made ‘rapidly’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-says-he-is-cancelling-strikes-on-iran-subject-to-deal-being",
        "published": "2026-08-02T06:48:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Trump says US canceling planned attack on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-says-us-canceling-planned-attack-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-02T07:10:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump ‘cancels attack on Iran’ saying deal is near",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-cancels-attack-on-iran-saying-deal-is-near",
        "published": "2026-08-02T08:43:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump says US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/trump-says-us-israel-to-hold-off-on-iran-strikes",
        "published": "2026-08-02T09:30:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Iran media denies Trump claim that Tehran asked US not to strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/iran-media-denies-trump-claim-that-tehran-asked-us-not-to-strike",
        "published": "2026-08-02T10:28:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran media denies Trump claim that Tehran asked US not to strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/iran-media-denies-trump-claim-that-tehran-asked-us-not-to-strike-42849",
        "published": "2026-08-02T10:38:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "‘Fool has run out of steam!’ — Iranian media trolls Trump after he calls off strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/fool-has-run-out-of-steam-iranian-media-trolls-trump-after-he-calls",
        "published": "2026-08-02T12:43:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}