JERUSALEM, Israel – President Trump pressed “pause” again on an expected attack against Iran after Gulf allies said a deal was now possible. He announced that the allies asked him to “hold off” on the attack planned for Tuesday. “I’ve put it off for a little while,”
Trump explained. “Hopefully, maybe forever, but possibly for a little while, because we’ve had very big discussions with Iran, and we’ll see what they amount to.” The president added, “I was asked by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, U.A.E., and some others if we could put it off for two or three days, a short period of time, because they think that they are getting very close to making a deal.” Trump first wrote about the decision in a post on Truth Social, and later elaborated at a press conference.