14.11.2026 19:43
It was claimed that in US President Donald Trump’s meetings with his national security advisers, he was considering suspending attacks against Iran unless a new provocation against Washington was carried out by the Tehran administration or Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. It was stated that Trump’s meetings with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were influential in his decision.
It has been claimed that US President Donald Trump is not considering restarting attacks on Iran unless a new provocation against the US occurs.
According to a report by the UK-based Reuters news agency, citing unnamed sources, Trump told senior advisers that he was considering suspending attacks on Iran unless a new provocation was carried out by the Tehran administration or by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN AND CROWN PRINCE SALMAN RECALLED
Sources reported that after Trump's meetings with national security advisers and intelligence briefings, he raised the option of stopping the attacks for now. It was also claimed that the US President took into account calls from his allies in the Middle East for a full-scale war not to restart.
Sources, recalling Trump's phone calls with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the past two weeks, stated that the leaders called on the US President not to continue the attacks. Sources said Trump made no commitment on the matter.
TRUMP: SAUDI ARABIA ASKED ME TO ALLOW THE SITUATION TO PROCEED AS IT IS
According to reports in the US press, Trump had decided, together with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to maintain the US blockade of Iranian ports and economic pressure on Tehran in order to see whether the tension between Washington and Tehran could be resolved through diplomatic channels.
In a statement on Thursday, regarding the possibility of an attack on Iran and the negotiation process, Trump said: "I can end this situation instantly if I want. In line with the requests of the countries I want to protect, we are handling it in a somewhat longer way, in a more civilized manner. Saudi Arabia asked me to allow the situation to proceed as it is because Iran is falling apart. Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain; they all say they prefer this waiting period."