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US President Donald Trump connected Monday confirmed that the United States had been preparing to motorboat a subject onslaught connected Iran connected Tuesday, but said helium had decided to halt the cognition aft requests from cardinal Gulf leaders arsenic “serious negotiations” with Tehran continue.In a station connected Truth Social, Trump revealed that a US subject battle connected Iran had been scheduled for Tuesday but Gulf leaders, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had urged him to hold the strike.“I person been asked by the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to clasp disconnected connected our planned Military onslaught of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was scheduled for tomorrow, successful that superior negotiations are present taking place, and that, successful their opinion, arsenic Great Leaders and Allies, a Deal volition beryllium made, which volition beryllium precise acceptable to the United States of America, arsenic good arsenic each Countries successful the Middle East, and beyond.
This Deal volition include, importantly, NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!” Trump said.
Trump besides said helium had instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Daniel Caine and the US subject not to proceed with the planned onslaught for now, portion remaining prepared for contiguous subject enactment if negotiations fail.“Based connected my respect for the supra mentioned Leaders, I person instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, The Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Daniel Caine, and The United States Military, that we volition NOT beryllium doing the scheduled onslaught of Iran tomorrow, but person further instructed them to beryllium prepared to spell guardant with a full, ample standard battle of Iran, connected a moment’s notice, successful the lawsuit that an acceptable Deal is not reached,” Trump added.
The announcement followed days of escalating rhetoric from Trump amid signs that diplomatic efforts successful the Middle East were adjacent to collapse. After speaking with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu connected Sunday, Trump warned Iran successful a station connected Truth Social.“For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they amended get moving, FAST, oregon determination won't beryllium thing near of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!” helium wrote.At the aforesaid time, some Washington and Tehran appeared to harden their positions. According to Fars News Agency, the United States wants Iran to surrender 400 kilograms of enriched uranium, bounds operations to a azygous atomic facility, wantonness demands for warfare compensation and judge that astir frozen Iranian assets would stay blocked.Iran, meanwhile, insisted that sanctions indispensable beryllium lifted, frozen overseas assets released and subject operations crossed the portion halted earlier talks could resume.
