US President Donald Trump announced he has cancelled a planned large-scale military attack on Iran, claiming that the “perimeters of a deal” have been agreed upon. Trump stated the decision, announced late Saturday, came in response to requests from Iran and other Middle East countries to “hold off any attack”. He added that the agreement would bring the “Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT” and end “Iran’s nuclear threat”. This cancellation follows earlier reports that Washington and Israel were preparing to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure, and Trump's own statement on Friday that the US would hit Iran “very hard”.