Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran attack ‘on hold’ due to request from Gulf allies

Trump claims Iran attack 'on hold' due to request from Gulf countries We are restarting our live coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran and the other conflicts in the Middle East. Donald Trump says he has called off a planned attack on Iran on Tuesday at the request of Gulf states so peace talks could continue. In a post on Truth Social on Monday, the US president said he had been asked to do so by the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. …