Trump cancels Iran strikes subject to deal being made 'rapidly'

The lead

The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed

Why this counts

What makes this worth tracking, according to BBC, is the chain of decisions it may trigger.

What precedes this

Looking back, BBC and others have reported on the conditions that made trump cancels iran strikes subject to deal being made 'rapidly' possible.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of trump, cancels, iran, strikes, subject: The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed.