00:01U.S. President Donald Trump said he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes
00:08against Iran after Tehran and a number of unspecified Middle Eastern countries asked
00:14the U.S. to postpone strikes as the parameters of a deal had been agreed. But Iranian military
00:20sources on Sunday denied Trump's claims. Tehran called his remarks a new lie,
00:26according to Iran's mayor news agency. The military source described Trump's words as a
00:32desperate attempt to pressure Gulf states. Earlier, the U.S. President said in a social
00:38media post that an emerging deal would include the immediate and total opening of the Hormuz
00:44Strait. He added that he had called off the strikes only if a deal could be reached quickly,
00:50and warned that U.S. forces remained locked and loaded and ready to go.
00:54Trump said Israel agreed to work with the U.S. to try to finalize a deal with Iran that would
01:01end
01:01the war. The announcement came after the U.S. State Department issued a warning to Americans
01:07in the Middle East to be on alert amid potential escalation in the region.
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