U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth salute during a transfer for soldiers killed amid the conflict with Iran at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, on July 22. | Kenny Holston / The New York Times
REUTERS, AFP-JIJI
Aug 2, 2026
Washington/Cairo – 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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