US President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will suspend planned military strikes on Iran after saying Tehran and several Middle Eastern countries had sought time to finalise a deal aimed at securing a new ceasefire, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending Iran’s nuclear programme.

In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform late on Saturday and early Sunday, Trump said Iran and several Middle Eastern countries had requested time to finalise a deal, prompting him to halt planned military action despite warning that US forces remained ready to launch overwhelming strikes if diplomacy failed.

“The US is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II,” Trump wrote.

“Despite this, we have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to. This would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat,” he wrote.

“Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL. The Country of Israel joins me in this commitment. Get to work, everybody, and get it DONE.“

According to Trump, the proposed agreement would include the “immediate, complete and total” reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and “an end to Iran’s nuclear threat.”

He also said Israel supported the diplomatic effort, although the Israeli government did not immediately comment publicly on the claim.

The announcement comes after the collapse of a peace agreement reached in June and weeks of intense hostilities between Iran and its adversaries.

The conflict saw near-daily Iranian strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, while Yemen’s Houthis stepped up attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

Trump suggested his decision to pause military action followed consultations with regional allies.

A US official told Axios that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with Trump on Saturday, expressing concern and seeking clarity over Washington’s military plans for Iran.

A White House official confirmed the conversation to Reuters but declined to provide further details.

According to CBS News, the Saudi crown prince cautioned Trump against conducting a fresh round of strikes on Iran.

The State Department has issued a fresh travel warning to US citizens in the Middle East, saying they should consider departing now.

US embassies in several Middle Eastern capitals, including Amman, Jordan; Jerusalem; and Baghdad, warned American citizens to beware an “unforeseen escalation” in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave.

Tehran also issued new threats to countries that host US bases.

Iran-linked media continued to issue stark warnings. Nournews, which is affiliated with Iran’s top security body, said any US attack on Iranian energy infrastructure would trigger retaliatory strikes on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as gas fields in Qatar and Israel.

Trump’s latest remarks follow comments made during a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, where he said he still believed US negotiators — including special envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his son-in-law Jared Kushner — could secure an agreement with Tehran.

At the same time, Trump voiced frustration over the negotiations, accusing Iran of repeatedly failing to honour its commitments and warning that military action remained an option if diplomacy broke down.