Trump cancels planned attack on Iran at Tehran's request

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States would cancel a planned attack against Iran, a decision he stated was made at the request of Iran and other Middle Eastern nations. Trump, however, stipulated that this cancellation is contingent on the swift achievement of a deal.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump declared the U.S. was "ready and fully armed" for an attack with "a level of military force and power not seen since the Second World War." He then revealed that Iran and other regional countries had requested the U.S. pause any attack, as a framework for an agreement had been reached. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly expressed concerns about further conflict escalation during a Saturday phone call with Trump, according to an AP source familiar with the conversation.

The Saudi kingdom is reportedly worried that if the U.S. targeted Iran's energy infrastructure or conducted extensive attacks on other key facilities, Tehran might retaliate against Saudi Arabia's and other Gulf nations' energy infrastructure. Trump suggested the potential deal would include the immediate, full, and unconditional opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of threats posed by Iran's nuclear program. "Based on this request, I agreed... to cancel the attack, provided that we are able to quickly reach an AGREEMENT. Israel joins me in this commitment.... Let's all get to work and END IT," Trump wrote, according to Bloomberg.

U.S. media had previously reported that Trump was considering resuming massive attacks over the weekend, potentially targeting energy infrastructure. Iran and the U.S. had resumed nightly exchanges of fire earlier in the week after a period of calm, though no strikes were reported Friday night into Saturday. The conflict in the Middle East began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, which responded with missile and drone strikes across the region.

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