{"id":1867,"date":"2026-08-03T20:43:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2026-08-03T20:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:43:46","slug":"this-is-not-the-first-time-trump-has-called-off-strikes-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1867","title":{"rendered":"This is not the first time Trump has called off strikes on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amayei.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/08\/2026-07-27t171950z-1848935881-rc2hmma1hqjn-rtrmadp-3-usa-trump_jpg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"This is not the first time Trump has called off strikes on Iran\" title=\"This is not the first time Trump has called off strikes on Iran\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img width=\"780\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/amayei.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/08\/2026-07-27t171950z-1848935881-rc2hmma1hqjn-rtrmadp-3-usa-trump_jpg-780x470.jpg\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-main-img=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><figcaption class=\"single-caption-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tie-icon-camera\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>  US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Michigan on July 27.<br \/>\nEvan Vucci\/Reuters<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .share-buttons \/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmsd3g8ni000f3b6z40bv69uj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/02\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-trump?post-id=cmsb7r54n002b3b6r39omr3js\">called off planned strikes on Iran<\/a>, adding later that officials from Washington and Tehran will meet for talks later today. Iran has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/02\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-trump?post-id=cmscx6wlq00003b6wmdch0ua4\">denied it is having discussions<\/a> with the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmsd3hg62000h3b6zdx9ppoz6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">This is not the first time during the conflict that Trump has threatened attacks then called them off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmsd5bvdt00093b6y4cp61vx7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><em>Here\u2019s a look at some of the previous times this has happened:<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"list vossi-list\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/list\/instances\/cmsd2fib2000e3b6zx81svud4@published\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<ul class=\"list__items list__items--ul vossi-list__items vossi-list__items--ul\" data-editable=\"items\">\n<li class=\"list__item vossi-list__item inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"items.0.text\">On <strong>March 21<\/strong>, Trump said the US would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-21-26?post-id=cmn0zk4vh00003b6tmwbpvvey\">\u201chit and obliterate\u201d<\/a> Iranian power plants if Tehran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. On <strong>March 23,<\/strong> shortly before Trump\u2019s deadline was set to expire, the president said the US and Iran had held <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-23-26?post-id=cmn3363ji00003b6r75imjy09\">\u201cproductive conversations\u201d<\/a> and that he would hold off on striking energy sites for five days.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__item vossi-list__item inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"items.1.text\">On <strong>April 7<\/strong>, Trump warned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/07\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-trump-us-israel?post-id=cmnolakrp00083b6s99nafqx7\">\u201ca whole civilization will die tonight<\/a>\u201d if Iran did not agree to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/07\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-trump-us-israel#cmnp78f2e00003b6sdhw1tohe\">two-week ceasefire<\/a> between the countries was announced.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__item vossi-list__item inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"items.2.text\">On <strong>April 21<\/strong>, the day before the ceasefire was set to expire, Trump said he <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2026\/04\/21\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-us-trump-israel#cmo8mb08700003b6ve26r9tce\">expected \u201cto be bombing\u201d<\/a> if negotiators couldn\u2019t reach a deal. Later that day, he <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2026\/04\/21\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-us-trump-israel#cmo928zjz00003b6udi871y4n\">extended the ceasefire.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list__item vossi-list__item inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"items.3.text\">On <strong>May 17, <\/strong>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/17\/politics\/iran-strikes-trump-china\">warned that<\/a> \u201cfor Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won\u2019t be anything left of them.\u201d The next day, he said that he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/18\/politics\/trump-iran-resumed-attack-plans\">\u201chold off\u201d on a plan<\/a> to attack Iran, citing a request from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__item vossi-list__item inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"items.4.text\">On <strong>June 11<\/strong>, Trump said that the US military would be hitting Iran \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/11\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-trump-israel-hnk?post-id=cmq9h4tzw00003b6sm7hoh5vd\">VERY HARD TONIGHT,\u201d<\/a> adding that it would also \u201cbe taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points.\u201d Hours later, Trump said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/11\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-trump-israel-hnk?post-id=cmq9rzj3d00003b6u31c0otbl\">he was canceling the strikes<\/a> because \u201cfinal points\u201d of an agreement between the two sides had been approved.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__item vossi-list__item inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"items.5.text\">On <strong>August 1<\/strong>, Trump said the US was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/02\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-trump?post-id=cmsb7r54n002b3b6r39omr3js\">\u201clocked and loaded and ready\u201d<\/a> to attack Iran \u201cat levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II.\u201d Despite this, he said, \u201cI have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmsd3vugo000j3b6zz8wlf9q4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\"><em>CNN\u2019s Izzy Lippolis, Alejandra Jaramillo, Kevin Liptak, Aileen Graef, Kit Maher, Betsy Klein, Alayna Treene and Kaitlan Collins contributed to this reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/6419244\/Sub_Desktop_V --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content \/--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .share-buttons \/--><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Michigan on July 27. Evan Vucci\/Reuters US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he called off planned strikes on Iran, adding later that officials from Washington and Tehran will meet for talks later today. Iran has denied it is having&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/amayei.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/08\/2026-07-27t171950z-1848935881-rc2hmma1hqjn-rtrmadp-3-usa-trump_jpg.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1604,126,3,1597,289],"class_list":["post-1867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-called","tag-iran","tag-strikes","tag-time","tag-trump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}