# US president Donald Trump says he has agreed to hold off strikes against Iran for now, provided a deal is struck rapidly to end the conflict. This follows reports that America and Israel were planning new, intense strikes on Tehran. In a post on Truth Social, he says he was asked by Iran and other countries in the Middle East to hold off any attack on Iran. Trump reiterated that any agreement must include the complete and total reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat.
Trump has called off strikes against Iran, contingent on a deal being reached “rapidly”