The president says he postponed a planned strike at the urging of Middle Eastern leaders.
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President Donald Trump said Monday that he had tentatively called off plans for the United States military to attack Iran after the heads of three countries in the Middle East asked him to give negotiations more time.
In a Truth Social post Monday, Trump said Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan had asked him to “hold off” on a planned military strike on Iran — originally scheduled for Tuesday — in light of “serious negotiations” on a peace deal.
“Based on my respect for the above mentioned Leaders,” Trump wrote, he had instructed U.S. military leaders “that we will NOT be doing the scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow.”
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Trump insisted, however, that the U.S. military is prepared to launch a “full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice” if negotiations sour.
He added that the deal would include “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!”
The United States and Israel initiated attacks on Iran on Feb. 28. Trump has claimed that the war is over amid tenuous negotiations over the country’s future but has also threatened to renew attacks.
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This is a developing story and will be updated.
