President Trump calls off scheduled attack on Iran at request of Gulf allies

The United States intended to attack Iran sometime Tuesday, but those plans were put on hold on the eve of the expected assault after a last-minute intervention by other Middle Eastern leaders, President Donald Trump explained in a social media post.  The president’s announcement Monday was the first official indication that the U.S. had planned to resume hostilities. In his post, Trump credited the decision not to launch the attack to requests by leaders of other countries in the region, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.