18:38ZWFWITNESSUAE Agrees to Release at Least $10 Billion to Iran18:36ZMIDDLEEASTUAE to unlock $10 billion in frozen Iranian oil revenues, $3 billion already delivered18:36ZSCROLLINArtificial lights may be causing kites in Kerala to hunt at night18:35ZEPOCHTIMESChina Holds More Americans as Prisoners Than Any Other Nation18:30ZENGLISHABUTrump retweets Iranian foreign minister on Islamabad memorandum of understanding18:29ZPRESSTVReport denies US-Iran deal signed in Geneva on Sunday18:29ZTHECRADLEMIsraeli strikes hit Sarafand near Sidon in south Lebanon18:29ZTHECRADLEMIsraeli strikes hit Sarafand near Sidon in south Lebanon18:38ZWFWITNESSUAE Agrees to Release at Least $10 Billion to Iran18:36ZMIDDLEEASTUAE to unlock $10 billion in frozen Iranian oil revenues, $3 billion already delivered18:36ZSCROLLINArtificial lights may be causing kites in Kerala to hunt at night18:35ZEPOCHTIMESChina Holds More Americans as Prisoners Than Any Other Nation18:30ZENGLISHABUTrump retweets Iranian foreign minister on Islamabad memorandum of understanding18:29ZPRESSTVReport denies US-Iran deal signed in Geneva on Sunday18:29ZTHECRADLEMIsraeli strikes hit Sarafand near Sidon in south Lebanon18:29ZTHECRADLEMIsraeli strikes hit Sarafand near Sidon in south Lebanon
Trump Cancels Planned Strike on Iran, Citing Gulf State Pressure and Ongoing Negotiations
The president said on 18 May 2026 that a large-scale assault on Iran scheduled for the following day had been called off, crediting pressure from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and other Gulf partners alongside what he described as serious negotiations underway.
