President Donald Trump said he was asked by Saudi Arabia, Iran, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to call off the planned U.S. military strike on Iran, according to Israeli media reports. He also stated that an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz has been reached and that a denuclearization deal will follow.
President Donald Trump told journalists late Sunday night that Iran was among the countries that urged him to abort the planned U.S. military strike on the Islamic Republic. The remark, reported by Israeli media, adds a new dimension to the diplomatic maneuvering surrounding the potential strike, which Trump had reportedly been preparing to order. Trump also reiterated that an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz has been reached and that a denuclearization deal will follow, with talks set to resume Monday afternoon.
The revelation that Iran itself requested the halt follows a day of escalating reports. Initial coverage Sunday afternoon (17:29 Jerusalem) from the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump canceled the strike after Iranian negotiators responded positively to a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israeli Channel 14 then reported Israeli surprise over the last-minute cancellation, while i24NEWS stated that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged Trump to halt the operation. A senior Israeli official later cited Saudi Arabia and Qatar as the key pressure points, and Trump himself subsequently confirmed that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar had asked him to call off the attack. The inclusion of Iran as a requesting party suggests that diplomatic channels between Washington and Tehran remain active, even as the U.S. maintains a military posture.
The broader diplomatic context, as The Zioneer reported in recent weeks, includes high-level interventions by Qatar, Pakistan, and the UAE to avert a confrontation, following Trump's ultimatum that closing the Strait of Hormuz would invite a U.S. takeover of Iran. The Zioneer also reported on Sunday at 00:51 Jerusalem that Trump had announced a Hormuz agreement and a forthcoming nuclear deal, and separately at 00:50 that he had named Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar as requesting the halt — a statement that contradicted a Wall Street Journal report that the UAE had urged a strike.
The precise timing and scope of the planned strike remain unclear, and the account of Iran's request relies on Trump's own statement, reported by Israeli media without independent confirmation. Whether a final agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear disarmament will be reached remains uncertain, with talks scheduled to resume Monday afternoon.
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