Trump Cancels Iran Strike, Cites Hormuz Deal
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- Trump called off a potential attack on Iran's infrastructure, posting on Truth Social that he "agreed...to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL" following negotiation progress.
- Trump said the potential deal would include "Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT" and an end to Iran's nuclear threat, with Iran and "other Middle Eastern Countries" asking the US to stand down.
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with Trump on Saturday to express concern over the strike plans, before the president's cancellation post — and Qatar, the UAE, Turkey, and Pakistan also pressed both sides to de-escalate.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the US and Israel that any hostile action, or regional cooperation with such action, would draw "a decisive and proportionate response from Iran's powerful armed forces."
- Israel was expected to join the US in a large-scale strike on Iran's energy and infrastructure sites before Trump reversed course, according to the article's context.
Why it matters: The cancellation marks the latest pause-and-resume cycle in Trump's Iran policy: the US had been preparing strikes on infrastructure and energy sites to pressure Iran into agreement, and the breakthrough Trump cites is explicitly tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for global oil flows. With Israel expected to join a strike, Araghchi's warning signals Iran's threat extends to any regional country that cooperates militarily.
