US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he has cancelled planned military strikes against Iran, saying negotiations had reached the highest levels of the Iranian leadership and raising hopes of a possible diplomatic breakthrough after more than three months of conflict.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he had ordered the cancellation of the scheduled strikes after discussions with the Islamic Republic reached an advanced stage and received approval from Iran’s top leadership. “Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening,” Trump wrote.
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Trump also signalled that the two sides were moving closer to a peace agreement, saying that progress has been made in talks to extend the fragile ceasefire, writing that “discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail,” approved by the United States, Israel, and other regional allies. He did not offer details.
“Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others,” he said.
The President further stated that the time and venue for the signing of the agreement would be announced shortly.
