US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he had cancelled planned military strikes against Iran that were scheduled for the evening, a dramatic reversal just hours after warning that Washington would hit the country “very hard” and suggesting the US could take control of key Iranian oil infrastructure.
The announcement came amid reports of intensified diplomatic engagement between Washington and Tehran, even as military exchanges and escalating rhetoric continued to fuel concerns about a wider regional conflict.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the decision followed discussions that had reached the highest levels of Iran’s leadership and had received backing from multiple regional and international stakeholders.
“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.