Trump says ‘massive attack’ on Iran held off after talking with Gulf leaders
President Donald Trump says he will hold off a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal can be reached quickly to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and re-open the Strait of Hormuz.
In a social post, Trump said Iran and “other Middle Eastern countries” have asked for time to complete a deal that would lead to “the Immediate, Complete and Total” reopening of the Strait and “an end to Iran’s nuclear threat”.
“Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL,” he said in the post.
Trump’s apparent de-escalation is the latest twist in the war the US and Israel launched five months ago. Attacks have spread across the Gulf to the Red Sea and even a Mediterranean facility in Egypt.
