{"id":24976,"date":"2026-08-02T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24976"},"modified":"2026-08-02T08:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:30:39","slug":"trump-cancels-iran-attack-citing-progress-in-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24976","title":{"rendered":"Trump cancels Iran attack, citing progress in negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/9cN3ROskJbwYt__UxAbb33K1kX0=\/0x0:2139x1203\/1366x768\/2026\/08\/02\/1785640539694.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/politics-policy\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\">Trump<\/a> said Saturday night that he has called off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/31\/trump-iran-strikes-energy-infrastructure-war\" target=\"_blank\">potential attack<\/a> on Iran due to progress in negotiations between the two nations. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>There had been indications from some U.S. officials that an attack on Iran&#8217;s infrastructure was possible, all in an effort to get the Iranians to agree to the U.S.&#8217; terms in ceasefire negotiations. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/strong> &#8220;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,&#8221; the president wrote on his Truth Social account.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump added that Iran and &#8220;other Middle Eastern Countries&#8221; had asked the U.S. to hold off on attacking &#8220;in that the perimeters of a deal had been agreed to.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;This would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran&#8217;s nuclear threat,&#8221; he wrote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.  <\/em><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump said Saturday night that he has called off a potential attack on Iran due to progress in negotiations between the two nations. 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