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Trump calls off strikes, says Iran approved a deal to be signed within days

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1:34 PM in New York
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Washington, D.C., United States

Trump said he had cancelled that evening's strikes because the talks had been 'brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved', that final points were approved by all parties including Israel and Gulf states, and that the naval blockade would stay until signing. In the Oval Office he called it a 'great settlement', said it could be signed 'maybe over the weekend in Europe' with Vance attending, that Hormuz would open 'as soon as we sign', and that a Kharg Island operation was off the table if the deal was signed.

Why it matters

Iran said within the hour that it had approved nothing, and Trump had claimed an imminent deal many times since March; Qatar's emir said Trump told him final procedures were still being completed.

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Correction

  • Corrected the headline (it read "Trump cancels Iran strikes as oil falls"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Washington, D.C. / online statement to Washington, D.C., United States; changed the confidence label from reported to official; reclassified it from policy to diplomacy; updated the sourcing note; merged 2 duplicate entries into this one ("Trump says signing could come over the weekend", "Qatar says signing procedures remain in progress"); added 4 sources: The Guardian live blog; removed Trading Economics as a source (a live price page, not a dated report). Why and evidence