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Trump Says Mideast Allies Reach Iran Deal Outline, Halts Strikes
President Trump said Mideast allies have reached a deal to end the Iran war, pausing new strikes. Saudi crown prince raised concerns about escalation in phone call.
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President Donald Trump said Saturday evening that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war. He said he would hold off ordering new strikes in the five-month-old conflict.
Trump wrote on social media that the emerging deal "would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran's nuclear threat." The strait is a chokepoint for global crude supplies (see related coverage: Oil Pierces $100 as US Strikes Iran From Caspian to Gulf).
"I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL," Trump said. He added that Israel has agreed to join the U.S. in trying to complete the agreement.
The announcement came hours after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a phone call raised concerns about a potential U.S. escalation, a person familiar with the discussion said. The crown prince, the kingdom's de facto leader, worried that if the U.S. targeted Iran's energy infrastructure, Tehran could retaliate against the kingdom's and other Gulf states' energy facilities, the person said. The crown prince sought clarity from Trump on what new action he was weighing.