Donald Trump says “We’ll be hitting them very hard” about Iran

President Trump said Saturday he had called off threatened new U.S. strikes on Iran, saying Tehran and other Middle Eastern governments asked for delay after agreeing to the outlines of a deal that would open the Strait of Hormuz and end Iran's nuclear threat. The announcement came amid a six-month conflict in which U.S. strikes have not restored shipping through the vital waterway. Speaking Friday at Camp David, Trump said Washington was weighing further action and asserted that sustained force would eventually break Iran's resolve. Israeli involvement in a pause was claimed by Trump but not publicly confirmed. Iran warned of forceful retaliation; the State Department advised Americans to leave Jordan, Iraq, and Israel; and senior Iranian officials reportedly described plans to use proxy militias to escalate attacks on U.S. allies and disrupt global markets.