Trump says Iran agreed to ‘perimeters’ of a peace deal, cancels planned US attack

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 01, 2026 · 388 words · By Ariel Zilber

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Trump says Iran agreed to ‘perimeters’ of a peace deal, cancels planned US attack See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google President Trump on Saturday night said he agreed to halt a planned attack against Iran – after the Islamic Republic and other Middle Eastern countries agreed to the framework of a peace deal.

Common ground

is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that a fragile June memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran collapsed last month following Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “a fragile June memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran collapsed last month following Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz.”

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Claim 2: “the Islamic Republic and other Middle Eastern countries agreed to the framework of a peace deal”

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Multiple sources report that Trump canceled attacks after Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries sought a pause and reached 'perimeters' or outlines of a possible deal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iranian languages, or Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, mainly in the Iranian Plate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_languages

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is a geopolitical region that is generally defined as encompassing all of West Asia except for the Caucasus and including African Egypt and European Turkey. It roughly corresponds with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Middle Eastern Americans are Americans of Middle Eastern background. Although once considered Asian Americans, the modern definition of "Asian American" now excludes people with West Asian backgrounds…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_Americans

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Claim 3: ““The Country of Israel joins me in this commitment.””

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Web search results confirm that Trump stated 'Israel joins me in this commitment' regarding the cancellation of the attack.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A ceasefire between Iran and Israel took effect on 24 June 2025, ending the Twelve-Day War. It was mediated by the United States and Qatar. On the evening of 23 June, U.S. president Donald Trump state…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War_ceasefire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, 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 Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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Claim 4: “reports that US and Israeli planners were weighing strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure”

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While the main article mentions this, the provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant Wikipedia pages about US territories and history. No independent corroboration of the 'energy infrastructure' planning was found in the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Banking built to help you take control Explore the benefits of mobile and online banking with U.S. Bank. Access and manage your account, review your transactions, send money or redeem rewards – all fr…
https://www.usbank.com/online-mobile-banking.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Organized incorporated territories of the United States Proposals for a 51st state – Proposals to admit a new state into the United States Territorial evolution of the United States U.S. territorial s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump withdrew the US from the World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accords. He started a trade war with Canada and Mexico and continued a trade war with China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States

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Claim 5: “US warplanes resumed attacks inside Iran.”

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Claim 6: “US air defenses intercepted the missiles before American and Saudi forces retaliated with strikes on Iran-backed militia targets in Iraq”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of irrelevant Wikipedia pages about US territories and banking; no evidence regarding the interception of missiles or subsequent strikes in Iraq was found in the provided results.

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Claim 7: “Iran earlier this week fired ballistic missiles toward US forces in Jordan.”

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Multiple sources confirm Iran fired ballistic missiles toward US forces in Jordan, specifically mentioning the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.

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web search NEUTRAL — Site information. Owner. Jordanian Armed Forces. Operator. Royal Jordanian Air Force. Website. Muwaffaq Salti Air Base."But Iran’s military said Thursday that it had fired ballistic missiles at Muwaff…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran says its forces struck three oil tankers it accuses of running the Strait of Hormuz, without naming the vessels or offering evidence. The claim landed the same day CENTCOM reported an attempted b…
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/theyre-going-to-get-a-be…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian ballistic missiles launched toward US military positions in Jordan during the ongoing conflict. Iran's IRGC fired ballistic missiles at US forces in Jordan after a five-day pause in the war.
https://easternherald.com/2026/07/29/iran-missiles-us-forces…

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Claim 8: “the proposed agreement would include the “Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT” and “an end to Iran’s nuclear threat.””

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Three separate web search results explicitly quote the phrase 'Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT' and 'an end to Iran’s nuclear threat' as part of the proposed agreement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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Claim 9: “President Trump on Saturday night said he agreed to halt a planned attack against Iran”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that President Trump announced on a Saturday night that he canceled a planned attack on Iran.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 10: “Tehran had warned that any attack on its energy sector would trigger retaliation against oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Israel.”

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Confirmed by multiple sources, including a specific report stating Tehran warned that attacks on its energy sector would trigger retaliation against facilities in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Israel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Qatar diplomatic crisis was a high-profile deterioration of relations between Qatar and the Arab League between 2017 and 2021. It began when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Eg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_diplomatic_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with United States and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026, locations across Saudi Arabia have been subject to multiple retaliatory Iranian missile strikes. The s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_in_the_2026_Iran_…

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