Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to deal being made 'rapidly' - BBC News

The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Trump at a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday

Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran, provided a deal is struck "rapidly" with the country.

In a post on Truth Social, the US president said he had been asked by Iran and other countries in the Middle East to "hold off" on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed.

Trump's comments came after reports that the US and Israel may have been planning new, intense strikes on Iran.

It is not the first time that Trump has issued apocalyptic warnings, only to subsequently insist that diplomacy was being given a chance.