Trump halts strikes on Iran, says peace deal 'perimeters' are in place
President Trump says U.S. allies in the Middle East have reached an agreement on the outlines of a deal to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the development prompted him to “cancel the attack” on Iran that had been planned for the weekend. His administration’s goal now is to “rapidly make a deal,” he posted.
- ▪President Trump says U.S. allies in the Middle East have reached an agreement on the outlines of a deal to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- ▪Trump said the development prompted him to “cancel the attack” on Iran that had been planned for the weekend.
- ▪His administration’s goal now is to “rapidly make a deal,” he posted.
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President Trump says U.S. allies in the Middle East have reached an agreement on the outlines of a deal to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a Truth Social post late Saturday, Mr. Trump said the development prompted him to “cancel the attack” on Iran that had been planned for the weekend. His administration’s goal now is to “rapidly make a deal,” he posted. “We have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to,” the president posted. “This would include the immediate, complete, and total opening of the Hormuz Strait, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat.” Mr.
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