# Trump says he ‘cancels attack on Iran’ as deal appears near

https://mins.news/en/item/11954

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-02 08:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/2/trump-cancels-attack-on-iran-saying-deal-is-near?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump said he had called off a planned attack on Iran. He linked the decision to what he described as agreement on the “perimeters of a deal”. His announcement suggested that negotiations had moved close enough to an understanding to suspend the proposed military action. The statement did not specify what the deal would contain or provide further details about the planned attack.

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