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Regional Diplomacy Appears to Stop Trump’s Planned Strike on Iran
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 12, 2026
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A Politico report says Qatar, the UAE, and Pakistan helped stop a planned U.S. strike on Iran. Their leaders reportedly called Donald Trump after his Thursday threat and convinced him that a preliminary deal with Tehran was close. Trump then canceled the attack.
- 01Politico says last-minute diplomacy blocked a planned U.S. strike on Iran.
- 02Trump had threatened Thursday to hit Tehran with “great force.”
- 03Leaders of Qatar, the UAE, and Pakistan called Trump personally.
- 04They said an initial agreement with Iran was close and could come within days.
- 05Trump reportedly canceled the strike after hearing the mediation pitch.
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