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.
Unfortunately, I think he’s beginning to slip mentally.
Did you see him the other day? He seems to use some kind of makeup that looks like Cheeto dust but it was applied haphazardly, missing the areas around his eyes and mouth.
Railing against Pirro and Meloni and others for perceived slights isn’t a good look.
He’s used to snapping his fingers and having things happen instantly which won’t happen in Iran. He’s grabbed a tar baby with both hands and he can’t get rid of it. It’s going to be a heck of a ride for the next 2 1/2 years, especially if the rats pick up one or both houses of Congress.
We’ll have it done no sooner than it’s done. Not a day longer.
Same old pattern—Talk deal, stop bombing, hit a ship or two, or a US Base, bombing are on again. Replete. Trump IS a paper tiger. He suffers from “Bodybagaphobia” He doesn’t want to lose a single US Life. Because of this—he is already defeated. Iran can last 100 years. and when the US is gone or Trump is killed or forced out of power—the Mullahs will just rebuild with oil money. Sad, I thought Trump had more guts. If FDR was like Trump—we would all be speaking German right now or Japanese. “Hi!” “JA”?
No. Truman and FDR were far stronger than Trump when it came to this. Thank God.
Send tump a smile and a box of candy, get your fondest wishes granted.
There's no comparison here. Truman commanded a field artillery battery during WWI. Don't recall FDR with any military service, though. Seems to me he let Marshall run the show during WWII.
Would the armchair warriors of FR support further escalation if it wouldn’t achieve our goals, and was against our national interest?
In the world of FR armchair generals there is no concern about us running about of standoff and missile defense ammunition.
No concern about regional allies refineries and our bases in the region getting hit in retaliation Saudi arabia and
Kuwait begging us stop, they don’t care one bit. Inability to defend our bases and allies refineries, they don’t care..our oil reserves lowest in 40 years and the prospect of world depression, don’t care.
Our top advisors saying that escalating won’t achieve any of our goals, don’t care, because they are the wise ones who know better. They saw it in a Hollywood movie, it must be the true answer.
Gave it our ancestors were much wiser. Every action and scenario was considered with our true national interest in mind.
I don’t think I have ever said a bad word about Trump, but I am sick of this garbage.
Same here and the history of my comments over the past 10+ years would reflect that.
Whoever is advising him on Iran needs to be fired.
Would the armchair warriors of FR support further escalation if it wouldn’t achieve our goals
NO! So this country needs to STOP with the empty threats before we’re seen a a paper tiger.
You are right about this. I think Trump figured this out only after the US was deep into this war nightmare.
FDR sought the job as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and served the 7 years of before the world war, during, and after the world war, 1913-1920, that is some big picture participation in a strategic knowledge and management of a great naval power and all that would involve, this was just 4 years after the 15 month Great White Fleet operation.
Iran will continue to lie. A deal is just to buy time and regroup. Trump needs to concentrate on this country and the economy and midterms.
Newsmax.com is reporting a deal reached between Gulf allies and Iran over no nukes and the complete opening of that strait. WHERE HAVE I HEARD THIS BEFORE??? Oh, right, almost weekly. SO, AND HERE WE GO AGAIN, SPORTS FANS!!! My left nut for a Stormin’ Norman or Patton, again!! Where have all our warriors gone? They are held in ships at sea after a few air strikes here and there. I have lost faith that Trump will ever get this damned war over and done with.
This is just handing the Rats America to finish off. Any talk of a peace deal is a joke.It was a great run America.
It’s going to be a heck of a ride for the next 2 1/2 years, especially if the rats pick up one or both houses of Congress. And the end of America as we know it. Mandami next President and a Mosque on every corner?
I already did for 28 years.
You can born them back to the sone age since it’s not that much of a stretch.
“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.
“Simple thoughts for simple minds.
Trump has said over a dozen times the Iran war was over.”
So you cite off-subject using AI in support of your TDS-fueled opinion?? Talk about a simple mind! ROFL
I have no doubt that you’ll continue your rants, but let me clue you in: you haven’t and won’t be able to support your opinion of Trump’s alleged “catastrophic mistake” nor his alleged ‘desperate’ search simply because you dislike the man, his actions, his policies, or all three.
Be better.
There are links to the source information.
Odd you don't refute the actual documentation.
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