President Donald Trump said Saturday night that he canceled a planned U.S. attack on Iran after appeals for restraint from Tehran and other countries in the Middle East. He presented the decision as a shift away from immediate military action and toward a developing diplomatic arrangement.
According to Trump, the basic outlines of a deal had been reached after those requests to hold fire. He said the emerging framework would fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints, and would also move toward ending the nuclear threat tied to Iran.
The announcement points to a fast-changing moment in U.S.-Iran tensions, with a potential strike giving way to negotiations. Any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would be closely watched because of its importance to global energy shipments and wider regional stability.
While Trump described the agreement in broad terms, the details and timeline were not clear from his statement. Even so, his comments suggest the White House is framing the development as both a de-escalation in the Gulf and a possible step toward a broader understanding on Iran's nuclear issue.
