US President Donald Trump named Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE as the “great leaders and allies” who convinced him to “hold off” on a renewed strike on Iran, propelling the three Gulf countries to the forefront of an expanded political architecture in addition to Pakistan’s mediation efforts in the search for a conclusion of the war in Iran.
Trump said that the Qatari, Emirati and Saudi leaders — whom he said he respects — asked him to postpone the renewed military action as “serious negotiation are now taking place".
“In their opinion a deal will be made which will be very acceptable to the United States of America, as well as all countries in the Middle East and beyond," the US president said in a post on his Truth Social platform on Monday night.
In further comments at the White House, Trump said that he had put off a “very major attack” on Iran after being “asked by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE and some others if we could put it off for two or three days.”
"They think that they are getting very close to making a deal,” he said, adding, “if we can do that without bombing the hell out of them, I’d be very happy.”
