President Trump said Sunday morning he canceled a planned military strike on Iran after a principled agreement was reached on a deal framework. The framework includes the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran's nuclear threat. Trump stated that Israel joins the US in this commitment and called for the deal to be finalized quickly.
President Trump announced early Sunday morning that he had canceled a planned military strike against the Islamic Republic of Iran, stating that a principled framework for a deal had been reached with Tehran. The framework, according to Trump, includes the immediate and full opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran's nuclear threat. He emphasized that the State of Israel joins him in this commitment and urged all parties to 'go to work and finish it.' The announcement comes after a night of conflicting signals, marking a dramatic shift from the US policy of nightly strikes under 'Operation Epic Fury.'
The Zioneer reported the sequence of Trump's statements throughout the early morning hours. At 05:10 Jerusalem, the first reports indicated that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the US to suspend any planned attack after a basic agreement on a framework was reached. Minutes later, Trump confirmed the formal cancellation of the strike, citing the request for a delay. In subsequent statements, he detailed the framework's components—the Strait of Hormuz opening and the end of the nuclear threat—and added that Israel was joining the commitment. Finally, Trump declared the US military 'set and ready to fight the Islamic Republic of Iran at levels of military terror, force and power not seen since World War II,' while simultaneously confirming the cancellation.
As The Zioneer has reported throughout the 2026 US-Iran conflict, the nightly 'Operation Epic Fury' strikes and the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz were key components of Washington's pressure campaign. In recent weeks, Trump had claimed a 'complete defeat' of the Iranian regime and declared the strait open and breaking shipping records. The current framework, if finalized, would represent a diplomatic resolution to a conflict that has seen sustained kinetic operations and regional escalation, including heightened alerts in Jordan over potential Iranian-backed militia threats.
The framework remains unratified, and Trump's call to 'finish it' underscores that the deal is not yet final. The specific terms of Iran's commitments, the verification mechanism, and the timetable for implementation have not been disclosed. The US military's readiness for major escalation, as stated by Trump, suggests that the situation remains fluid and that the cancellation of the strike could be reversed if the diplomatic process falters.
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