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President Donald Trump said he is holding off on planned new U.S. strikes on Iran after appeals from Persian Gulf allies, easing immediate fears of a wider escalation even as tensions in the region remain high. The decision, reported by Bloomberg and echoed by the BBC and The Independent, sent oil prices lower and helped steady markets that had been whipsawing on mixed signals from Washington and Tehran.
According to Bloomberg, Trump said he called off a strike that had been planned for Tuesday after leaders from Gulf states urged more time for diplomacy. He said the United States would still be ready to act if negotiations fail, warning that the military was prepared to move ahead with a “full, large scale assault” if needed. Other Bloomberg reports said the pause followed discussions involving regional partners and came amid efforts to keep talks alive.
The shift in U.S. policy came as energy markets reacted sharply. Bloomberg and the BBC reported that oil prices fell after Trump’s comments, as traders bet that a delay in U.S. strikes could reduce the risk of further disruption to Middle East supply routes. The key concern remains the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which a large share of the world’s seaborne oil passes. Several reports said the strait has remained effectively closed or heavily disrupted, adding to the volatility in global energy markets.
The developments also rattled stocks, with Bloomberg describing trading as “whipsawing” on mixed U.S.-Iran signals. Investors have been trying to balance hopes for de-escalation against the possibility that talks could collapse. According to Bloomberg Daybreak coverage, markets had earlier risen on optimism that diplomatic efforts could produce a ceasefire or a broader agreement, but those gains were fragile as the conflict’s trajectory remained unclear.
The new Iran headlines were also paired in Bloomberg’s coverage with a separate major domestic story: a shooting at a mosque in San Diego. Details on that case were still developing in the source material, but Bloomberg included it alongside the Iran coverage in several broadcast updates, underscoring how the day’s news cycle was being shaped by both international security concerns and violence at home.
For now, the immediate significance is that the White House appears to be choosing a diplomatic pause rather than moving straight to another round of strikes. But the underlying risks have not gone away. Gulf states are pushing for room to negotiate, Iran is warning against outside interference, and markets are still highly sensitive to any sign that the conflict could widen or disrupt global oil supplies further.