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United States President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a planned large-scale military attack on Iran, claiming that the “perimeters of a deal” have been agreed upon.
Trump announced the decision on his Truth Social platform late Saturday, a day after US media reported that Washington and Israel were preparing to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure.He said his decision came in response to requests from Iran and other Middle East countries to “hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has [sic] been agreed to”. He agreed on condition that the deal be concluded quickly.
He added that the agreement would bring the “Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT” and end what he called “Iran’s nuclear threat”.
There was no immediate response from Tehran. Earlier on Saturday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Saudi counterpart that any US or Israeli attack would meet a “proportionate response”.He said his decision came in response to requests from Iran and other Middle East countries to “hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has [sic] been agreed to”. He agreed on condition that the deal be concluded quickly.
He added that the agreement would bring the “Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT” and end what he called “Iran’s nuclear threat”.
There was no immediate response from Tehran. Earlier on Saturday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Saudi counterpart that any US or Israeli attack would meet a “proportionate response”.