Trump Cancels Further U.S. Strikes On Iran, Say War Is ‘Ended’
President Donald J. Trump declared Thursday that the conflict with Iran had effectively come to an end, announcing that he had called off additional U.S. military strikes against the Islamic Republic after high-level negotiations produced what he described as a breakthrough.
“I don’t know if you heard, but we ended the war with Iran today,” Trump said during a tele-rally for Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican candidate for governor.
“They have agreed never to have a nuclear weapon, something that we insisted on; that was the whole purpose. That was 95 percent of it,” he added.
The president said the U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would remain in place until a final agreement is formally signed. Trump also suggested that key parties would gather in Switzerland to complete the arrangement.
According to reports, the agreement could be signed as early as Sunday, just before the G7 summit scheduled to take place in the European country.
As of Friday, Israel had not publicly responded to the latest draft memorandum of understanding, which was reported by Iranian state media.
Trump said Thursday that he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other regional leaders regarding the potential agreement. The discussions, according to the president, centered on the emerging diplomatic framework and the terms of a possible understanding with Tehran.
Trump laid out his position in a Truth Social statement, writing:
Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening.
Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly.
Netanyahu’s office later confirmed the call with Trump. While Israel is not directly participating in the negotiations, the prime minister welcomed Trump’s insistence that any final agreement include major limits on Iran’s nuclear program and confront the regime’s broader destabilizing conduct across the region.
The Strait of Hormuz remained central to the standoff. Roughly 25% of the world’s seaborne oil shipments and approximately 20% of global liquefied natural gas exports move through the narrow waterway, making it one of the most important energy chokepoints in the world.
Markets reacted favorably Friday as investors appeared to see the developments as a sign that a diplomatic breakthrough may be near.
European stocks rose sharply, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 gaining 1.8% and most major indexes climbing roughly 2% in morning trading.
Oil prices also moved lower as traders priced in the possibility of reduced risk to global supply lines. U.S. crude oil futures for July delivery dropped 1.61%, while August Brent crude futures fell 1.75%, according to CNBC.
The announcement came after a week of intense military pressure from the Trump administration. Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst said Trump personally warned him by telephone from the Situation Room that U.S. military action against Iran was imminent shortly before American forces launched strikes against Iranian military infrastructure.
The president later signaled on social media that Tehran had brought the consequences on itself by allowing negotiations to drag on without producing a deal.
“Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
He added that much of the country’s naval and air power “doesn’t even exist anymore” and warned Iranian leaders that they would “pay the price” for taking too long at the negotiating table.
U.S. Central Command said additional self-defense strikes began at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday against multiple targets inside Iran at the direction of the commander-in-chief.
For conservatives, the episode underscored Trump’s long-standing approach to foreign policy: peace through strength, maximum pressure on hostile regimes, and a refusal to allow Iran to move closer to nuclear capability while threatening American interests, Israel, and key allies across the Middle East.