{"id":219184,"date":"2026-08-02T19:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T19:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/u-s-agrees-to-pause-attacks-on-iran-subject-to-rapidly-making-deal-trump-says-nbcnews-com\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T19:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T19:47:11","slug":"u-s-agrees-to-pause-attacks-on-iran-subject-to-rapidly-making-deal-trump-says-nbcnews-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/u-s-agrees-to-pause-attacks-on-iran-subject-to-rapidly-making-deal-trump-says-nbcnews-com\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. agrees to pause attacks on Iran subject to \u2018rapidly\u2019 making deal, Trump says – nbcnews.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The U.S. has agreed to pause attacks on Iran, President Donald Trump said Saturday, amid what he said were the \u201cperimeters of a deal\u201d that would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
\u201cWe have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to,\u201d Trump said in a post on Truth Social<\/a>. \u201cThis would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran\u2019s nuclear threat.\u201d
The president said the U.S. was \u201clocked and loaded and ready to go\u201d but that he agreed to cancel attacks \u201csubject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL.\u201d
He added that Israel, the U.S. partner in the war with Iran, \u201cjoins me in this commitment.\u201d
\u201cGet to work, everybody, and get it DONE,\u201d Trump said of a possible new agreement.
The statement came after the State Department on Saturday urged Americans across the Middle East to consider leaving the region or be prepared to depart on short notice. It also warned of flight disruptions and security risks as the conflict with Iran appeared to be escalating.
Trump earlier threatened Iran with additional attacks, saying Friday that the U.S. will be \u201chitting them very hard,\u201d while Iran has vowed to \u201cpunish\u201d<\/a> the U.S. and both nations traded what some U.S. officials described as \u201cheavy\u201d strikes.
Responding to Trump\u2019s announcement, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told \u201cMeet the Press\u201d Sunday that the president should not trust Iran\u2019s word.
Asked why a fresh deal would be different when the memorandum of understanding signed in June failed, he told moderator Kristen Welker: \u201cWell, it may not be.\u201d
\u201cWe only have three choices: escalate, retreat and come home, or maintain the status quo. I would maintain the status quo as long as I could,\u201d he said.
Iran\u2019s acting minister of defense, Majid Ibn al-Reza, meanwhile said that U.S. remarks should be viewed as \u201cpsychological and cognitive warfare.\u201d
He said on X that the threat of further strikes would be taken \u201cas the basis for increasing readiness, strengthening deterrence, and enhancing our own power.\u201d
Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, a key regional player, spoke with Trump by phone Saturday. According to the Saudi state news agency, he told him that dialogue was needed to de-escalate Middle East tensions, and expressed concerns over plans for new strikes against Iran.
The State Department issued fresh security guidance Saturday for Americans in the region.
\u201cAmericans currently in the Middle East should exercise caution and heightened vigilance and should be prepared for flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures, and potential travel disruptions,\u201d the State Department said<\/a>. \u201cSome airlines in the region have postponed resumption of earlier flight schedules; others have cancelled some routes. Americans in the region should consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation.\u201d
The State Department also urged Americans to reconsider travel bans to or through the region.
The warning was distributed through U.S. embassies in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
The agency posted a nearly identical statement <\/a>earlier this month, but that bulletin did not urge Americans to prepare to leave the Middle East or to reconsider upcoming trips, reflecting Washington\u2019s growing concern that the conflict could widen.
On Saturday, the Kuwait Army said<\/a> its air defense systems intercepted drone attacks from Iran.
\u201cKuwaiti air defenses are currently engaging hostile drone attacks following the Iranian aggression. The General Staff of the Army notes that any explosions heard are a result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks,\u201d the army said.
Earlier in the week, the U.S. military confirmed it had executed a \u201cheavy wave of strikes\u201d on Iran, hours after Fox News reported<\/a> that the president in a phone call had vowed to \u201cbeat the f—–g s— out of\u201d the country.
Trump has grown increasingly exasperated with the state of the war, one Trump ally told NBC News<\/a>.
\u201cThere was not a real strategy for how long or what they should do to get to the endpoint,\u201d the ally said.
The conflict has now entered its sixth month, despite Trump\u2019s repeated early predictions that the war would resolve itself \u201cshortly.<\/a>\u201d
The protracted conflict has led to soaring oil prices globally and rising gas prices in the U.S.
There was a brief reprieve from fighting in June when the U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding<\/a> outlining the process for talks to end the war.
But in early July, Trump declared a ceasefire to be \u201cover\u201d<\/a> and the countries resumed striking targets in the Middle East.
Alexandra Marquez is a politics reporter for NBC News.
Dennis Romero is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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