Trump stops attack on Iran after progress in negotiations to end the conflict
The White House assures that the parties approved the terms of a possible peace agreement
Donald Trump announced this Thursday the cancellation of the planned military attacks against Iran, ensuring that talks to reach a peace agreement have made significant progress and have the support of the parties involved.
Through his Truth Social platform, Trump reported that he decided to suspend the military offensive scheduled for that night.
Since talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran have reached the highest level of the Iranian leadership and have been approved, as President of the United States, I have canceled the attacks and bombings scheduled against Iran for tonight," he wrote.
The president assured that the final points of the agreement have been approved both in concept and in details by the participants in the negotiations, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt.
Negotiations advance as pressure on Tehran continues
Despite the suspension of the bombings, Trump made it clear that the pressure on Tehran will continue. The president indicated that the US naval blockade will remain in force until the agreement is formalized and announced that the date and place for its signing will be announced soon.
The announcement represents an important change with respect to the statements made hours earlier by the president himself, who had warned that the United States would attack Iran "with great harshness" after several days of military escalation.
Tension increased after Iran responded with attacks on US bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, while Tehran declared the strategic Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important trade and energy routes, closed.
Talks between Washington and Tehran remained stalled due to differences over the reopening of Hormuz and restrictions on Iran's nuclear program. However, the new announcement from the White House suggests that both sides could be closer to a negotiated exit.
For its part, the Iranian government had denounced hours before that the recent US attacks had left the ceasefire “without effect in practice” and blamed Washington for the consequences of a possible military escalation in the region.