Washington/Cairo ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Saturday he would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal could be reached quickly to halt Iran¡¯s nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked for time to complete ?a deal that would lead to ¡°the Immediate, Complete and Total¡± reopening of the vital strait and ¡°an end to Iran¡¯s nuclear threat,¡± Trump wrote on his ?Truth ?Social platform. He did not name the countries in the post, which followed a call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ?of Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally.
¡°Based on this request, ?I have ?agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel ?the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL.¡± Israel ¡°joins me in this commitment,¡± Trump wrote. Israel did not immediately make a public statement on the issue.
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