Skip linksSkip to ContentNavigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored ContentLive updates, Iran’s top diplomat warns of a ‘decisive response’ to any US-Israeli ‘aggression’.Video Duration 01 minutes 38 seconds 01:38Trump ‘cancels attack on Iran’ saying deal is nearPublished On 2 Aug 2026

US President Donald Trump says negotiations with Iran, likely via intermediaries, will begin on Monday, adding that talks with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Iran prompted him to call off what would have been a “massive attack” on Friday.

Trump says there may be a deal on managing the Strait of Hormuz and that there will be a deal on denuclearisation in Iran.