Trump may avoid new strikes on Iran after Saudi crown prince urges restraint

Reuters reported that U.S. President Donald Trump told his advisers he may refrain from launching new strikes on Iran unless provocations occur, after speaking with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who urged him to show restraint.

U.S. President Donald Trump told his senior advisers in recent days that he may refrain from launching new military strikes on Iran as long as Tehran or its Houthi allies in Yemen do not provoke the United States, Reuters reported, citing informed sources.

The New York Post quoted a senior official as saying that behind-the-scenes diplomacy in recent weeks included calls between Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who urged him to show restraint.

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Trump said Thursday that he was postponing additional strikes at the request of regional allies, adding: “I can end it immediately, but at the request of the countries I am seeking to protect, we are taking a slightly longer and more civilized path.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the war had “effectively ended militarily” and that economic pressure on the Iranian regime was so great that military action was unnecessary.

The United States confirmed a week ago that it had launched attacks on Iranian defense facilities on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, while continuing to impose a blockade on the strait. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claimed that oil tankers attempting to cross the strait without coordinating with Iranian authorities exploded after striking naval mines.