Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikes
Gulf allies urged Trump to delay strikes, citing a tentative agreement framework that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and address Iran's nuclear program.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump canceled planned military strikes on Iran after Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates urged diplomacy, citing an emerging deal to end the five-month war.
- The five-month conflict intensified after a previous truce collapsed last month, with the Strait of Hormuz emerging as a major sticking point where Iran has repeatedly attacked vessels transiting the vital global trade artery.
- Mediation efforts propose reopening the Strait of Hormuz and halting regional attacks; the United States would end its naval blockade and allow Tehran to resume oil exports under the tentative proposal.
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stated on Sunday the strait "will in no way return to the status it was before February 28," signaling Iran's defiant stance on ceasefire terms.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signaled the military remains primed for action as the five-month war has claimed 18 U.S. service members dead and over 3,000 Iranians, underscoring the human stakes of failed diplomacy.
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Trump Needs to Choose How to Lose the Iran War
President Trump needs to choose how to lose the Iran war. No matter how he tries to spin it, Iran has defeated the U.S. strategically, and it’s time to accept that and find the least bad way out, writes Jonah Shepp.
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