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Trump snaps back to diplomacy, but Iran has other ideas

Headline from KTSM 9 News, from the development of Aug 3, 2026

Newest development Aug 4, 2026 · 3 reportsWar on Iran: Trump says Iran has one ‘last chance’

President Trump is turning back to diplomacy in the Middle East, seeking a new deal with Iran that his administration failed to secure through waves of military strikes. But the negotiations, which the president claimed would resume Monday, got off to a rocky start, with Iran denying any resumption …

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  1. Trump says he will order halt to Iran strikes after parameters reached for deal to end war

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  2. Trump agrees to pause Iran attacks

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  3. Trump says talks on Iran war will begin on Monday after he holds off on 'massive' strikes

    Headline from ABC 13 Houston ·

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    Trump snaps back to diplomacy, but Iran has other ideas

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    War on Iran: Trump says Iran has one ‘last chance’

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

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  1. Thv11

    Trump says he will order halt to Iran strikes after parameters reached for deal to end war (opens Thv11)

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    U.S. President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on strikes he had threatened against Iran after the parameters of a deal to the end the...

  2. Al-Monitor

    Trump says US will hold off on fresh Iran attack in hope of quick deal (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Yasmine Ghania and Menna AlaaElDin CAIRO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has said the U.S. 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.

  3. Townhall

  4. Thv11

    Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikes (opens Thv11)

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    President Donald Trump is claiming that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and says that he would hold off on ordering new...

  5. News Nation Now

    Trump: US to hold off strikes on Iran in hopes of reaching deal (opens News Nation Now)

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    Iran warned the U.S. this weekend against any “adventurous action” and said it would retaliate decisively.

  6. Axios

    Trump cancels Iran attack, citing progress in negotiations (opens Axios)

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    President Trump said Saturday night that he has called off a potential attack on Iran due to progress in negotiations between the two nations. The big picture: There had been indications from some U.S. officials that an attack on Iran's infrastructure was possible, all in an effort to get the Irania…

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump: U.S. will hold off on fresh Iran attack in hope of quick deal (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    CAIRO >> President Donald Trump has said the U.S. 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.

  8. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Trump says he will hold off on fresh Iran attack in hope of quick deal (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    CAIRO — U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Saturday he would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal could be reached quickly to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

  9. WCNC

    Trump says Gulf leaders' input weighed heavily in decision to hold off on ordering new Iran strikes (opens WCNC)

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    The emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat,” Trump wrote Saturday.

  10. The Jewish Voice

    Trump Halts Strike on Iran as High-Stakes Diplomacy Seeks to Avert Regional Conflagration (opens The Jewish Voice)

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    Trump Halts Strike on Iran as High-Stakes Diplomacy Seeks to Avert Regional Conflagration By: Fern Sidman In a dramatic and potentially consequential recalibration of American foreign policy, President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the United States has agreed to suspend a planned military…

  11. End Time Headlines

    US shifts course again as Israel stays silent and Iran mocks Trump’s retreat (opens End Time Headlines)

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    According to a report from Ynet News, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had called off another major military strike against Iran after the outlines of a possible agreement emerged, a decision that landed amid peak summer travel for Israelis already living with daily uncertainty over potentia…

  12. France 24

    US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes (opens France 24)

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    US President Donald Trump has pulled back from plans for major new strikes on Iran, in his latest climbdown after weeks of threatening to hit Tehran hard. The president said late Saturday that the US would hold off, provided a deal can be reached quickly.

  13. The Columbian

    Trump says he will order halt to new strikes against Iran (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the 5-month-old war.

  14. The Republic

    Trump frequently announces he’s halting strikes in Iran. But they keep happening (opens The Republic)

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    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Donald Trump said late Saturday that he would halt new planned attacks on Iran pending renewed talks to wind down the war and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. It was the latest in a pattern of announcements the U.S.

  15. Union Leader

    Trump holds off Iran strikes on pledge a Hormuz deal is close (opens Union Leader)

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    President Donald Trump said he’s holding off delivering new strikes on Iran, after Tehran and other Middle Eastern powers told him they’re working on an agreement that might quickly reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

  16. NBC News

    Here’s the biggest news you missed this weekend (opens NBC News)

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    President Donald Trump agreed to pause attacks on Iran on Saturday, citing “perimeters of a deal” that would end Tehran’s “nuclear threat” and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

  17. Semafor

    Trump calls off Iran strikes (opens Semafor)

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    US President Donald Trump abruptly called off a new round of planned strikes on Iran on Saturday after some of Washington’s Gulf allies pushed for deescalation.

  18. Christian Science Monitor

    Trump now says he will halt Iran strikes, having reached outline to end war (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    President Donald Trump says he'll hold off on strikes he had threatened on against Iran, claiming allies reached the outline of a deal to end the war.

  19. NBC News

    Fragile ceasefire between U.S. and Iran (opens NBC News)

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    President Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on attacks against Iran as a potential deal takes shape. A deal would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. NBC News’ Keir Simmons has the story.

  20. KYMA Yuma

    Trump agrees to pause Iran attacks (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    President Trump is calling for a pause on U.S. military strikes against Iran, at least for now.

  21. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Iran says no talks are under way with United States after Trump calls off attacks (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI - Iran said on Monday there were no talks under way with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump who had cited talks he said would take place that…

  22. Al-Monitor

    Trump says Iran talks to take place on Monday, sets no deadline for deal (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Steve Holland, Menna AlaaElDin and Yasmine Ghania ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/CAIRO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an imminent attack in hopes of quickly reac…

  23. Al Jazeera

    Trump says new round of Iran talks will begin Monday (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The US president says Gulf allies and Tehran urged him to delay planned strikes, as oil prices dropped in response.

  24. The Brunswick News

    Trump says Iran talks to begin Monday after scrapping attack (opens The Brunswick News)

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    President Donald Trump said new Iran talks would begin Monday afternoon after he called off a planned attack on Iran partially in response to pleas from U.S. allies in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. “It would have been the…

  25. Al-Monitor

    Trump says new Iran talks set to start after calling off massive attack (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on striking the Islamic republic to pursue a deal to end the war entering its sixth month. Trump told reporters on Sunday that the talks would cover the Strait of Hormuz –- a route for globa…

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