Trump Says He Cancelled Planned Overnight Strikes on Iran

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Trump Says He Cancelled Planned Overnight Strikes on Iran

Eliyahu Amr | 3 minutes ago

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered the cancellation of the strikes and bombings planned against Iran overnight, after the talks were elevated and approved at the highest levels of leadership in Tehran. He said the final points of the agreement had been approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel and other countries in the region. He also clarified that the naval blockade would remain fully in force until the deal is completed and formally signed.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he had decided to cancel the strikes and bombings planned for tonight against Iran, following significant progress in diplomatic contacts with the Islamic Republic. In a statement he published, Trump wrote, “Based on the fact that the discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of the Iranian leadership and approved, I have cancelled, as President of the United States of America, the planned strikes and bombings against Iran tonight.”

According to him, the parties involved reached broad understandings, both at the principled level and in the practical details of the emerging agreement. “The discussions and the final points were approved, both conceptually and in many details, by all parties involved,” he wrote.

Trump also detailed the list of countries he said were part of the move and had approved the understandings, including, “the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt and others.”

Alongside the announcement canceling the strikes, the U.S. president emphasized that pressure on Iran would not be lifted immediately. “The naval blockade will remain fully in force until this deal is completed,” he said, suggesting that finalizing the agreement still requires additional steps from all those involved.

At the end of his statement, Trump referred to the next stage in the process and added that “the time and place of the signing will be announced soon,” but he provided no further details on the expected signing date, the content of the agreement, or the mechanisms it would include.