WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has said he has cancelled a planned attack on Iran after saying that the framework of a deal had been agreed, while making the decision conditional on a rapid agreement being reached.
In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump said the United States had been prepared to launch an attack on Iran but had been asked by Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to hold off.
He said the framework of a deal had been agreed and would include the “immediate, complete, and total” reopening of the Strait of Hormuz 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,” Trump said.
He also said Israel “joins me in this commitment.”
Trump added that the United States had been “locked and loaded and ready to go” against Iran before deciding to suspend the planned attack.
C. TRT World
