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Trump Cancels Iran Strikes Pending Deal

President Donald Trump said he is calling off planned U.S. strikes on Iran for now, saying Iran and Middle Eastern countries asked him to hold off because "the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to." He again demanded the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Mediators disputed that a deal outline is in place, and no formal agreement has been independently confirmed.

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Trump Says He Is Canceling Strikes on Iran, Pending a Rapid Deal NYTimes – World
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President Trump has called off new attacks on Iran for the time being, insisting an end to the war is close. He's also again calling for the "immediate" re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

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Trump Says He Is Canceling Strikes on Iran, Pending a Rapid DealNYTimes – World
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Trump Says He Is Canceling Strikes on Iran, Pending a Rapid Deal

President Trump said he agreed to requests from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to cancel planned attacks, citing what he said was progress in reaching “the perimeters of a deal” with Tehran.

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Trump says outline of Iran deal agreed to, mediators say otherwise, strikes on hold for now

President Trump has called off new attacks on Iran for the time being, insisting an end to the war is close. He's also again calling for the "immediate" re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

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Trump says the U.S. and Iran have agreed on a deal

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Ariane Tabatabai of the the Chicago Council on Global Affairs about potential offramps from the war available to the U.S. and Iran.

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Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pendingNPR – Politics
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Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending

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Trump says he's cancelling strikes on Iran as 'perimeters of a deal' agreed

On Friday, Trump had said he was "losing faith" in the prospect of a peace deal and threatened to hit Iran "very hard."

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Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to 'rapidly' making dealBBC News – World
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Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to 'rapidly' making deal

The US president's message came amid media reports that he was planning new, intense strikes on Iran over the weekend.

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