On August 2, 2026, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would suspend planned military strikes against Iran to allow for negotiations, citing requests from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Iran itself. Trump said talks would resume on Monday and a ceasefire deal could include reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
No BS check run yet — press ⚖ to extract this story's claims and verify them against independent sources.
By Yasmine Ghania and Menna AlaaElDin CAIRO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has said the U.S. will hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal can be reached quickly to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said late on Saturday on his Truth Social platform that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked for time to complete a deal that woul
this outlet adds: cancellation, attacks, contingent, peace
The U.S. president said Iran and several Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to postpone military action because the outlines of an agreement had been reached, adding that Israel had joined the decision to hold off on an attack
President Trump said late Saturday that the United States would cancel or delay planned attacks on Iran if a deal can be reached quickly, saying Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked Washington to hold off military action because the "perimeters" of an agreement had been reached [al-monitor.com#1][nytimes.com#1][aljazeera.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1][cbsnews.com#1]. Trump said Israel had agreed
President Trump said Saturday night that he has called off a potential attack on Iran due to progress in negotiations between the two nations. The big picture: There had been indications from some U.S. officials that an attack on Iran's infrastructure was possible, all in an effort to get the Iranians to agree to the U.S.' terms in ceasefire negotiations. What they're saying: "I have agreed, for t
President Trump said late Saturday that he had canceled a planned U.S. attack on Iran after Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off while they try to finalize what he called the “perimeters” of a deal [cbsnews.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1][aljazeera.com#1][nytimes.com#1]. Trump said the proposed arrangement would include the “Immediate, Complete, and Total” reopening of the Stra
this outlet adds: time, five, month, japantoday, require, euronews, thehindu, negotiators
US President Donald Trump in a Saturday evening social media post claimed that Middle Eastern allies had reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and said that he would hold off on ordering new strikes in the five-month-old conflict for now. Trump added that the emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear th
Donald Trump says the US will hold off on fresh strikes against Iran, as Middle East allies have agreed to parameters of a deal to end the war.
Donald Trump says the US and Israel have agreed to hold off on strikes on Iran if a peace deal is reached "rapidly." Iran has vowed a decisive response to any new aggression. DW has more.
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran – provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is "rapidly" reached. Iran's acting defence minister said his country would "neither be caught off guard nor remain passive" in the face of new US threats. Read our live blog to see how events unfolded.
President Trump said late Saturday that the United States would cancel or delay planned new strikes on Iran if a deal can be reached quickly, saying Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to pause because the “perimeters” of an agreement had been reached [ft.com#1][bloomberg.com#1][fortune.com#1][aljazeera.com#1][bbc.co.uk#1][dawn.com#1]. Trump said the framework would include th
US President Donald Trump said he’s holding off delivering new strikes on Iran, after Tehran and other Middle Eastern powers told him they’re working on an agreement that might quickly reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran's announcement comes after Trump said US would hold off on new Iran attack in hope of quick deal.
US president claims delay is also in response to requests from Iran and other countries in the region Donald Trump has said he cancelled planned military strikes against Iran on the basis of “rapidly” reaching a deal on its nuclear programme and the full reopening of the strait of Hormuz . The US president paused the strikes in expectation of a breakthrough and in response to requests from Iran an
Trump on Iran: I was asked to by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, by Qatar, and by Iran to hold off strikes. It would have been a massive attack. When the allies asked to call it off, you gotta say, "Well, let's see." Allies think there is a deal. There is a deal on Hormuz, and it will be a deal on the nuclear.
President Donald Trump said new Iran talks would begin Monday afternoon after he called off a planned attack on Iran partially in response to pleas from US allies in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia.
Oil dropped and US equity-index futures rose after President Donald Trump said fresh US-Iran talks would begin Monday, boosting optimism the two sides could reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on new strikes against the Islamic republic to pursue a deal. Read our live blog to see how events unfolded.
President Donald Trump agreed to pause attacks on Iran on Saturday, citing “perimeters of a deal” that would end Tehran’s “nuclear threat” and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on attacks against Iran as a potential deal takes shape. A deal would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. NBC News’ Keir Simmons has the story.
⚡️ Iran war update: Trump says talks with Tehran resume Monday, after canceling what he called a "massive attack" planned for Friday. He credits pressure from Saudi Arabia, UAE & Qatar for the pause, and says a deal on the Strait of Hormuz — plus denuclearization — may be within reach. Iranian state media hasn't confirmed a shift in Tehran's stance. No strikes reported from either side overnight.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/CAIRO, Aug 3 - U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an imminent attack in hopes of quickly reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resolve the impasse over Tehran's nuclear capabilities.
this outlet adds: steve, holland, menna, alaaeldin, yasmine, ghania, reuters