Donald Trump is cancelling planned strikes on Iran if a deal is made quickly.

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Multiple reputable outlets report that President Donald Trump announced he was cancelling or calling off planned U.S. strikes on Iran, explicitly stating that this halt was *subject to* or because of rapid progress toward a deal and the approval of key points by Iran and regional actors.[2][5][6][9][12][16] These reports quote Trump saying he cancelled attacks "subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL" or because negotiations had reached high-level Iranian leadership and final points had been approved.[2][5][6][9] Coverage from BBC, CNN, Time, Bloomberg, Reuters and PBS all consistently describe Trump’s decision as a cancellation or pause of planned strikes linked directly to ongoing negotiations and the expectation of a swift agreement, even though Iran has at times denied that a final deal is in place.[1][2][5][6][9][12][13][16] There is no significant credible dispute about the fact that Trump made this conditional cancellation announcement; disagreement focuses instead on whether a deal is truly imminent or finalized, not on whether he tied the halt in strikes to rapid deal-making.

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Checked August 3, 2026 · we'll re-check as this develops