Posted on 08/01/2026 8:12:52 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran provided a deal was struck "rapidly" with the country.
In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote that he had decided to "cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL" - which would include the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to "Iran's nuclear threat".
Trump said the decision had been taken alongside Israel. The announcement came amid US media reports that Washington might have been planning new, intense strikes on Iran over the weekend.
Tehran earlier accused the US of escalating tensions, saying any regional state co-operating with Washington would be "engulfed by the flames of war".
In the post, Trump said the US was "locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II".
But he said he had cancelled the strikes after being "asked" by Iran and other countries in the Middle East to "hold off" on any attack to allow for a deal to be reached.
He appeared to suggest progress towards an agreement had been made, saying that the "perimeters of a deal has been agreed to".
"This would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran's nuclear threat," he wrote.
Iran has not yet responded to Trump's announcement.
The US government had earlier urged Americans across the Middle East to be alert and ready to leave "should there be escalation" in the region.
"Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise caution and heightened vigilance and should be prepared for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions," the security alert said on Saturday.
The US and Israel were planning what would be one of the harshest bombing campaigns to date against energy infrastructure targets in Iran, multiple sources earlier told CBS News, the BBC's media partner in America.
The plan came up during Trump's cabinet meeting on Friday, sources told CBS News.
During that meeting, Trump was heard saying while reporters were still in the room: "We'll be hitting them [Iranians] very hard. At some point, they're going to say, 'We just can't take it anymore.'"
Washington and Tehran have engaged in escalating strikes and counter-strikes since a ceasefire in April aimed at pausing the war fell apart in June.
Earlier this week, the US said it completed a "heavy wave" of strikes against Iran in retaliation for an attempted ballistic missile attack on American forces in the region.
The US has blockaded Iranian ports and bombed Iranian sites, while Iran has fired missiles and drones at US assets in countries across the Middle East and targeted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil shipping.
The US and Israel began launching their strikes against Iran on 28 February, with the outbreak of war leading to significant fluctuations in oil prices.
He needs to negotiate harder. Demand exclusive hotel rights in Tehran after they surrender. He also should have exclusive rights to build all mosques in Iran forever.
And by this time tomorrow he'll be back to cursing the Iranians for attacking (fill in the blank) and threatening to blast them back to the Stone Age.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
So, finally the two weeks to finalize the unconditional surrender is over? Tomorrow?
By Christmas?
Maybe “unconditional surrender” is just around the corner!
Perisans aren’t stupid. Thinking they are is what got us into this mess. They’ve played him like a fiddle.
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Disgrace
All one needs is a little inside information and play the swings in crude oil futures.
again he’s making a deal with the people that aren’t authorized to make a deal. He needs to deal with the IRGC.
Unless the deal includes hanging all the IRGC it’s not going to be a deal.
While they probably attempt to sabotage our water supplies.
What Trump said about that yesterday was one of the most absurd of the many absurd things he has said.
Treaty? I will not hold my breath. The Insanian tactics are well known by now and do not change.
“No alternative to talking peace IMHO to drive oil prices down stock markets up the election is on the horizon.”
except that Iran will “close” the Strait and attack a couple ships transiting the Strait tomorrow, while launching a few waves of drones and missiles at its neighbors ...
besides, Brent Crude has been $82-$87/barrel the whole month of July and gasoline prices haven’t budged ...
the only thing that can save Trump now is to decisively win this war by utterly destroying the IRGC and ALL of their war making capability BEFORE the midterms ... until then, gasoline prices will not come down ..
Doesn’t even take inside info...I can guarantee you this deal doesn’t go through...so buy now and make your money.
That off ramp looks a lot like surrender under fire.
Why didn’t you put this in news so it could be elevated to breaking?
Will you go with me, pardner?
“Trump knows the Iran war was a catastrophic mistake and he is desperately searching for an off-ramp.”
Sure, sure, whatever you say. Now go collect your troll pay.
Your head would spin off your shoulders. Where they take place and who makes them bring a completely different level and meaning to DEEP STATE.
What I wonder is how many are in on the same scheme.
May 20, 2026
President Trump says he was “an hour away” from making a decision to order new strikes on Iran, but that he didn't at the request of Persian Gulf allies. He said the war is “very popular” and he doesn't have “enough time” to keep explaining the rationale for it.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-peace-deal-attack-possible/
Any time from now sir.
Favorite line given to me in Nigeria when I asked when something would be done.
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