Trump says no Iran strike today, weighs deal or force
President Donald Trump said Sunday there would be no US strike on Iran that day. He framed a choice between a deal and military force. That came a day after he floated a possible strike "maybe tomorrow," Ynet and Moneycontrol reported.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not strike Iran that day. Ynet News, Moneycontrol, and a Times of Israel liveblog entry reported the comments. Outside the White House, Trump answered a question about a strike by saying, "The answer is no. There will not be a strike today," Moneycontrol quoted. Ynet rendered a similar line as no strike tonight.
Earlier Sunday he had framed the choice as whether to "finish the job, which would be very easy to do," or reach an agreement, Moneycontrol reported. He also said the US was monitoring activity at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site and other sites Washington says it hit before. The comments followed Friday talk of another operation and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warning that Israel faces an existential danger from Iran.
No strike order was announced either way. Markets and allies often move on presidential language even when forces stay put. The fresh denial for Sunday resets the immediate clock without closing the deal-or-force choice Trump left open.
Diplomats will parse whether "today" was a one-day pause or a longer hold. Iran has not publicly matched the Sunday remarks in the pages NewsHabit used. US carriers and regional partners remain on alert from earlier weeks. The next clear signal would be either talks language or a new force move.
More detail may arrive from officials, clubs, or courts after the first-day reports. NewsHabit will refresh the card if a counted outlet changes a key figure or a named party answers on the record. Until then, treat early tallies and on-air claims as provisional.
What we know: Trump said there would not be a strike on Iran that day and weighed finishing the job against reaching an agreement.
What we don't: Whether a decision comes later this week, and what military options remain on the table.
Where outlets agree Ynet, Moneycontrol, and the Times of Israel report Trump saying Sunday there would be no US strike on Iran that day while weighing a deal against further force.
Where they differ The cited reports agree on the key facts so far.