Trump says he's cancelling strikes on Iran as 'perimeters of a deal' agreed
US President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of planned strikes on Iran, claiming Tehran requested a delay to finalize a deal regarding the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear threats. Iranian officials have denied these claims, labeling them as lies and maintaining their military readiness.
Why it matters
This highlights a significant escalation in geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, involving critical energy transit routes and potential military conflict between the US and Iran.
US President Donald Trump has announced he is cancelling a new attack on Iran after Tehran and a number of unspecified Middle Eastern countries asked the US to postpone strikes as the "perimeters of a deal" had been agreed."This would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.He added that he had called off strikes subject to "rapidly" making a deal but warned that US forces remained "locked and loaded and ready to go.""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, adding: "The Country of Israel joins me in this commitment."Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency later reported that unnamed Iranian military officials had rejected Trump's…
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