Why has Trump halted Iran attacks, and what is the deal he is hinting at?
Here's what's trending across India right now:
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info US President Donald Trump posted online that to avoid a large military attack, Iran must open the Strait of Hormuz and put aside its nuclear programme [Aaron Schwartz/AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 2 Aug 2026 2 Aug 2026 United States President Donald Trump says the US and Israel have agreed to halt new attacks on Iran, provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is reached “rapidly”.
Adding to this, The region has been on edge, fearing that the fighting could escalate once again after Washington and Tehran traded threats of renewed heavy attacks, including against energy infrastructure .
Meanwhile, Trump shared on his Truth Social platform early on Sunday in Iran and late on Saturday in the US that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked him to hold off on the attacks because “the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to”.
Notably, Iran denied Trump’s claim that Tehran asked the US to refrain from conducting new strikes. Citing military officials, the agency shared the allegation “was nothing but a new lie” and that the Iranian armed forces were “on high alert and ready for any eventuality”.
As per the latest buzz, Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway critical to global energy supplies, remains shut, and shipping is disrupted as well in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
In further updates, Here is all you need to know about where the war stands on its 156th day:
On top of that, Trump earlier shared in his post that the US was “locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran” but Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries asked him to hold off on new attacks.
“Based on this request, 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 posted on his Truth Social platform.
Source: Al Jazeera