Trump puts Iran strike on hold, pins hopes on nuclear dea

Traffic drives past the area of the Grand Bazaar in Tehran. PIC/AFP

President Donald Trump has said the US will hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal can be reached quickly to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said late on Saturday on his Truth Social platform that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked for time to complete a deal that would lead to "the Immediate, complete and total" reopening of the vital strait and "an end to Iran's nuclear threat".

He did not name the countries in the post, which followed a call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia. "Based on this request, I have agreed, for the 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 wrote.

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