{"id":20660,"date":"2026-05-19T15:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-holds-off-on-planned-iran-strikes-as-gulf-states-take-lead-on-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:37:14","slug":"trump-holds-off-on-planned-iran-strikes-as-gulf-states-take-lead-on-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-holds-off-on-planned-iran-strikes-as-gulf-states-take-lead-on-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump \u2018holds off\u2019 on planned Iran strikes as Gulf states take lead on deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-05-19T15:28:38+10:00\">May 19, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 3:28pm<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"29.792972459639\">\n<p><strong>Washington:<\/strong> Donald Trump said he was holding off on a planned attack on Iran at the request of US Gulf allies, and talked up the prospects of an imminent deal to end the war, saying it was different to previous stalled peace efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The US president also signalled a much larger role, even a leading one, for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in the negotiations. &ldquo;They think that they are getting very close to making a deal,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;If they&rsquo;re satisfied, we will be probably satisfied also.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8e272ec16ea5eeb1b427ffd71a6b71877d7c9fc9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8e272ec16ea5eeb1b427ffd71a6b71877d7c9fc9 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8e272ec16ea5eeb1b427ffd71a6b71877d7c9fc9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8e272ec16ea5eeb1b427ffd71a6b71877d7c9fc9 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump had not previously disclosed the planned attack.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.378,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/8e272ec16ea5eeb1b427ffd71a6b71877d7c9fc9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8e272ec16ea5eeb1b427ffd71a6b71877d7c9fc9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.378%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8e272ec16ea5eeb1b427ffd71a6b71877d7c9fc9 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>US President Donald Trump had not previously disclosed the planned attack.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said he had been preparing to launch a &ldquo;very major attack&rdquo; against the Iranian regime on Tuesday (Washington time), which would have marked a return to hostilities after a ceasefire was declared on April 8.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had not previously disclosed the planned attack, although various media reports suggested he was weighing his options, and several Republicans were urging him to resume strikes in the hope of forcing Iran to make more concessions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"29.382059800664\">\n<p>But Trump said he had suspended the plans for at least the next two to three days at the behest of the Saudi, Qatari and Emirati leaders.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2164%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3ab9694531e254b29666f071c4e269fdf78e7d11, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2164%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3ab9694531e254b29666f071c4e269fdf78e7d11 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2164%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3ab9694531e254b29666f071c4e269fdf78e7d11, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2164%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3ab9694531e254b29666f071c4e269fdf78e7d11 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire in Iran was &ldquo;unbelievably weak&rdquo; and &ldquo;on life support&rdquo;.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.2164,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/3ab9694531e254b29666f071c4e269fdf78e7d11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2164%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3ab9694531e254b29666f071c4e269fdf78e7d11, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2164%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3ab9694531e254b29666f071c4e269fdf78e7d11 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve put it off for a little while &ndash; hopefully, maybe, forever, but possibly for a little while. We&rsquo;ve had very big discussions with Iran, and we&rsquo;ll see what they amount to,&rdquo; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had periods of time where we had [been], pretty much, getting close to making a deal. It didn&rsquo;t work out, but this is a little bit different.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;There seems to be a very good chance that they can work something out. If we can do that without bombing the hell out of them, I would be very happy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A full-scale military attack on Iran was still possible at a moment&rsquo;s notice, Trump warned, if an acceptable agreement was not reached.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"20.657407407407\">\n<p>His backdown from a threat that he had not publicly made was unusual even for a president who has made a habit of issuing deadlines and warnings &ndash; including one that foreshadowed the death of an entire civilisation &ndash; before retreating and allowing more time.<\/p>\n<p>He has also routinely cited requests from Gulf allies or Pakistan as the reason for his about-face on threats.<\/p>\n<p>In the past week, Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was &ldquo;on massive life support&rdquo; after he deemed the Iranian response to a US proposal so unsatisfactory that he did not finish reading the document.<\/p>\n<p>Iran, through state media, claimed it revised its proposal to the US through Pakistani mediators, but that there remained significant gaps between the two sides&rsquo; positions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"22.339782345828\">\n<p>At his weekly news conference, Iran&rsquo;s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said Tehran&rsquo;s views had been communicated to the American side, but provided no details.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5557574631487675%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_270%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2ba7b98c1b9227500c4d6631631c49581a4077e9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5557574631487675%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_270%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2ba7b98c1b9227500c4d6631631c49581a4077e9 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5557574631487675%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_270%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2ba7b98c1b9227500c4d6631631c49581a4077e9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5557574631487675%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_270%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2ba7b98c1b9227500c4d6631631c49581a4077e9 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.5557574631487675,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_270,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/2ba7b98c1b9227500c4d6631631c49581a4077e9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5557574631487675%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_270%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2ba7b98c1b9227500c4d6631631c49581a4077e9, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.5557574631487675%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_270%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2ba7b98c1b9227500c4d6631631c49581a4077e9 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In an apparent softening of Washington&rsquo;s stance, a senior Iranian source told Reuters on Monday that the US had agreed to release a quarter of Iran&rsquo;s frozen funds, totalling tens of &#8203;billions of dollars, held in foreign banks. Iran wants all the assets released.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian source also said Washington had shown more flexibility in agreeing &#8203;to let Iran continue some &#8288;peaceful nuclear activity under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.<\/p>\n<p>The US has not confirmed that it has agreed to anything in the talks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"29.530726256983\">\n<p>In comments that also hinted at progress towards a deal, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on X that engaging in dialogue did not mean surrender.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Islamic Republic of Iran enters into dialogue with dignity, authority and the preservation of the nation&rsquo;s rights, and under no circumstances will it retreat from the legal rights of the people and the country,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Iran&rsquo;s Supreme National Security Council announced the launch of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, which purported to be &ldquo;the legal entity and representative authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran for managing the passage and transit through the Strait of Hormuz&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Travel through the strait, which was free and open before the war, was &ldquo;contingent upon full co-ordination with these entities, and passage without permission will be considered illegal&rdquo;, the entity said on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"15.259036144578\">\n<p>Iran&rsquo;s de facto closure of the waterway, through which more than a fifth of the world&rsquo;s oil usually transits, has been a major feature of the war and a key contributor to rising global oil prices.<\/p>\n<p>Brent crude oil futures remained about $US110 a barrel on Monday (New York time) despite Trump calling off the plans to resume strikes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 ksUUFP\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga sc-780f6c39-3 fMMhlQ\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-0 ksyHqK\">\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-1 LVIFj\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michael Koziol\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_80%2Ch_80%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/369958dc66697d0627416b0b8924e301553f0262 2x\" width=\"40\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"><span data-testid=\"author-bio\" class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-3 cVMGnz\"><span>Michael Koziol is the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. 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