Trump says cancellation of attack subject to being able to 'rapidly make a deal'

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Despite having “cancelled” his attack, Trump has made it clear that this is subject to a deal being quickly made.

On Truth Social, he stressed that the deal, the perimeters of which had been agreed to, included the “Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat”.

Trump said he was cancelling the attack “subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL” and added that “the country of Israel joins me in this commitment”.

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