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Strait of Hormuz, Trump
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President Donald Trump said that he cancelled new U.S. strikes in Iran because Iranian leadership has approved "final points" to end the war.
The United States and Iran each are asserting they control the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East.
The U.S. and Iran are fighting for control of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a return to all-out war after agreeing to a ceasefire last month.
Oil prices settled lower on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump canceled plans to strike Iran within hours, a move that raised expectations for a deal to end more than three months of war.
President Trump said he has canceled Thursday airstrikes he previously threatened on Iran, citing progress toward a peace deal.
President Trump said Thursday that he was canceling strikes on Iran as talks were back on with Iran and a peace deal was imminent.
Dramatic reversal comes hours before expected strikes, but details of diplomatic developments not immediately clear
President Donald Trump says the US has “ended the war with Iran,” but Tehran has yet to confirm any deal was reached.
As new talks between the countries continue, Trump’s statement raises new questions about U.S. military action, Congress and the impact
