{"id":433948,"date":"2026-05-18T21:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/433948\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:12:10","slug":"trump-says-hes-called-off-planned-iran-strike-at-request-of-gulf-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/433948\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he’s called off planned Iran strike at request of Gulf allies"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday (local time) because “serious negotiations” are underway.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s announcement in a social media post came as he had threatened the clock was ticking for Iran<\/a> to strike a deal or fighting would renew after a fragile ceasefire.<\/p>\n

The president did not offer details about the planned attack but said but he instructed the US military \u201cto be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment\u2019s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached”.<\/p>\n

Trump had not previously disclosed that he was planning a strike for May 19, but over the weekend he warned, \u201cFor Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won\u2019t be anything left of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has been threatening for weeks that the ceasefire struck in mid-April could end if Iran did not strike a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement.<\/p>\n

Trump said in his social media post that he was calling off the planned strike at the request of allies in the Middle East, including the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Tehran and then backed off.<\/p>\n

Trump in recent days has also spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/a> about the Iran war.<\/p>\n

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