On Thursday, President Trump announced the cancellation of planned strikes against Iran, claiming that Iran’s leadership “approved” a draft agreement that would extend the truce, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and begin 60 days of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program.
Why it matters: Trump has previously stated that an agreement was close, and Tehran responded to Trump’s most recent remark that there had been no “final decision.” However, three people briefed on the talks told Axios that critical gaps were bridged during Wednesday’s talks between Iranian officials and Qatari mediators.
Based on the fact that conversations with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been taken to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I, as President of the United States of America, have cancelled the planned strikes and bombings on Iran this evening,” Trump said on Truth Social.
He went on to say that all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Egypt, have approved the deal’s final elements in both concept and detail. Trump also stated that the blockade would remain in place “until this transaction is finalized,” and that Iran would commit never to possess a nuclear weapon.
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