Donald Trump says he called off attack on Iran planned for Tuesday

Donald Trump said that he suspended a military attack on Iran that was scheduled for Tuesday at the request of US allies in the Middle East, claiming that “serious negotiations were now” taking place with Tehran.

The US president posted on Truth Social that the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates asked that Washington suspend a planned operation “which was scheduled for tomorrow”.

Trump added that “in their opinion, as Great Leaders and Allies, a Deal will be made, which will be very acceptable to the United States of America”. He wrote that the deal would include: “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!”

It is the latest sign that the fragile ceasefire that Iran and the US have observed since early April is coming under strain as Tehran and Washington struggle to find a mutually acceptable agreement to end the conflict.

Trump added that he had instructed the US military to be “prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached”.

This is a developing story