Trump calls off new Iran attack at request of Gulf states
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“US President Donald Trump said he has called off strikes on Iran planned for Tuesday at the urging of Gulf leaders”
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Multiple independent news sources (Newsmax, Euronews, and other web search results) confirm that President Trump stated he called off a planned military strike on Iran scheduled for Tuesday due to appeals from Gulf allies.
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— President Donald Trump said Monday that he has called off a planned U.S. military strike on Iran that he said had been scheduled for Tuesday after appeals from key Gulf allies who told him serious neg…
https://www.newsmax.com/us/iran-war-peace/2026/05/18/id/1256…
https://www.newsmax.com/us/iran-war-peace/2026/05/18/id/1256…
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— Trump delays Iran strike following Gulf requests but puts military on standby.Democratic US senator condemns Trump’s ‘war of choice’ against Iran. Democratic Party lawmaker Chris Murphy has slammed th…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/18/iran-war-l…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/18/iran-war-l…
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— President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because “serious negotiations” are underway to end the war.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-hes-called-of…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-hes-called-of…
“leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have asked that the US “hold off on our planned Military attack of the Islamic Republic of Iran”
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Three independent news sources (Euronews, Anadolu, and others) explicitly name the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates as the parties who requested the US hold off on the planned attack.
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— The Qatar–Saudi Arabia border is 87 km (54 mi) in length and runs from the Gulf of Bahrain coast in the west to the Persian Gulf coast in the east.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar–Saudi_Arabia_border
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— The Qatar–Saudi Arabia diplomatic conflict refers to the temporary struggle for regional influence between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, both of which are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). It i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar–Saudi_Arabia_diplomatic_…
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— Qatar and Saudi Arabia share historical relations that preceded the formation of their current nation states. Prior to 1995, Qatar followed Saudi Arabia's political clout and both countries were highl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar–Saudi_Arabia_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar–Saudi_Arabia_relations
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“the US leader said he has instructed the military to “be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice”
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Multiple sources, including Anadolu and other web search results, confirm that Trump instructed the military to be prepared for a 'full, large scale assault' on a moment's notice if a deal is not reached.
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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— From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
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— Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America.
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“the ceasefire struck in mid-April could lapse if Iran did not strike a deal”
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Wikipedia (2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations) confirms that negotiations began on April 12, 2025, and web search results explicitly mention a 'fragile ceasefire' and the need for Iran to comply to reach a deal.
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
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— Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“Trump had not previously disclosed that he was planning a strike on Tuesday”
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News reports (CBC and others) frame the announcement as a new disclosure via a social media post, and the context of the reporting indicates that the specific Tuesday strike was not previously public knowledge until the announcement of its postponement.
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— From June to September 2025, businessman and former presidential advisor Elon Musk and U.S. president Donald Trump engaged in a series of social media attacks, primarily across X (formerly Twitter) an…
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— Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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