Trump Scraps Iran Strike After They Agree to Peace Deal Framework [WATCH]

President Trump said Saturday night that he called off a planned US attack on Iran after Tehran and other Middle Eastern governments agreed to the framework of a potential peace deal. The decision came with a very clear warning attached, because this was not exactly a group hug at the United Nations.

In a Truth Social post, Trump made plain that American forces were not bluffing.

“The U.S.A. is 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,” he wrote.

Trump said Iran and other governments in the region asked the United States “to hold off any attack” because “the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to.”

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That is quite a change in tone from Tehran, which has spent years pretending threats and proxy chaos were a winning strategy.

According to the president, the proposed agreement would require the “Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT” and “an end to Iran’s nuclear threat.”

Those are not small asks, and they cut directly to the core of the regime’s favorite leverage points.

For Trump, the message was straightforward. Iran can choose a deal that benefits the region and preserves its own future, or it can test American firepower and find out whether Washington’s patience has truly run out.

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“Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack,” Trump wrote.

He added that the decision depends on the parties being able to “rapidly make a DEAL.”

Trump also made clear that Israel is standing with him. “The Country of Israel joins me in this commitment,” he wrote, signaling that Jerusalem is part of the same pressure campaign and not drifting from Washington’s position.

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The announcement landed one day after reports that American and Israeli planners were considering strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure.

That possibility would have hit the regime where it hurts, which may explain why the suddenly diplomatic mood appeared in such convenient fashion.

Tehran had already warned that any strike on its energy sector would lead to retaliation against oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Israel.

In other words, the regime reached for its usual playbook, threaten everyone else’s stability when its own power structure feels pressure.

The region had been sliding toward a wider confrontation after Iran fired ballistic missiles toward US forces in Jordan earlier this week.

The attack marked a dangerous escalation in a conflict that had already been grinding on for five months.

US air defenses intercepted the missiles before American and Saudi forces answered with strikes on militia targets in Iraq linked to Tehran’s network.

US warplanes also resumed attacks inside Iran, putting the regime on notice that the days of cost free provocation may be over.

The latest fighting followed the collapse of a fragile June memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.

That arrangement fell apart last month after Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global energy markets.

Administration officials have said that any renewed negotiations must begin with Iran agreeing to a ceasefire.

They also want Tehran to stop attacks on US forces, commercial shipping and America’s Gulf allies, which sounds like the bare minimum expected from a government that claims it wants peace.

Trump has continued to insist that the Strait of Hormuz remain open and that Tehran abandon its nuclear ambitions.

Those conditions are likely to remain the test of whether Iran is serious, or merely buying time while hoping the West falls for another round of diplomatic theater.

For a president who campaigned on strength abroad and restraint with American lives, the move fits a familiar Trump pattern.

He put the military option on the table, made sure everyone knew it was real, then paused when adversaries started moving toward terms.

The key question now is whether Iran follows through quickly, as Trump demanded.

If the regime tries to stall, spin or cheat, the president has already told the world that the United States is ready, and this time the mullahs may want to believe him.

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