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Trump Canceled Planned US Strikes on Iran Citing Diplomatic Progress
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Trump Canceled Planned US Strikes on Iran Citing Diplomatic Progress

From Arab Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of planned military strikes against Iran, citing progress in diplomatic discussions.
  • Trump stated the decision followed high-level talks with Iranian leadership that were approved by all parties.
  • A "Naval Blockade" will reportedly remain in place until a final agreement is reached, though details remain scarce.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had canceled scheduled U.S. military strikes against Iran, citing advancements in diplomatic discussions with Tehran. The planned strikes were expected to occur Thursday evening.

Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening.

— Donald TrumpPresident Trump explained his decision to cancel military strikes against Iran via his Truth Social platform.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump stated that the decision was made after discussions with "the highest level" of Iranian leadership, which he claimed had been approved by all involved parties. "Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening," Trump wrote.

discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved

— Donald TrumpTrump cited these high-level, approved discussions as the reason for canceling the strikes.

He further asserted that the talks had reached advanced stages and were being coordinated with numerous regional and international stakeholders. These included Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Egypt. Trump also claimed that "discussions and final points" had been agreed upon in both concept and detail.

discussions and final points had been agreed upon in both concept and great detail.

— Donald TrumpTrump claimed that the diplomatic talks had reached a significant stage of agreement.

Despite the cancellation of the strikes, Trump indicated that a "Naval Blockade" would continue until a final agreement is concluded. He did not provide further specifics on the blockade or the timing and location of any formal agreement signing. The claims made by Trump could not be independently verified at the time of publication, and no official confirmations were immediately issued by the governments mentioned.

Naval Blockade

— Donald TrumpTrump stated that this measure would remain in place until a final agreement is concluded.
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Originally published by Arab Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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