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Trump: I called off attack on Iran planned for Tuesday

The US president said he had been asked to do so by the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as "serious negotiations are now taking place."

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump said he decided to hold off on a major U.S. attack on Iran planned
00:06for Tuesday
00:07after Washington's allies in the Gulf requested more time be given for diplomatic efforts.
00:13The announcement of a planned renewal to the hostilities comes after weeks of stalled progress in ongoing negotiations between the
00:21United States and Iran.
00:23They also follow numerous threats by Trump to hit Tehran once more if it failed to enter into a nuclear
00:29deal with Washington soon.
00:52Two or three days, a short period of time, because they think that they are getting very close to making
00:57a deal.
00:58The two warring sides have traded several counters to a proposal to end the war mediated by Pakistan,
01:04but according to negotiators, big differences are persisting and seem unlikely to break a stubborn impasse.
01:11The White House is seeking Iran's commitment to a complete abolishment of its nuclear ambitions,
01:16while Iran wants to maintain some of its nuclear infrastructure for what it says will be projects for civilian use.
01:25Trump has routinely warned that the war will not come to an end until Iran unconditionally agrees to never acquiring
01:31nuclear weapons
01:32and has expressed his country's readiness to fight for as long as it takes to achieve that.
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