Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to deal being made 'rapidly'

The development

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

The significance

BBC frames this as significant because of how it shifts the existing landscape around trump, cancelling, strikes, iran, subject.

The context

The context includes earlier signals from BBC and other outlets that pointed toward this moment in trump, cancelling, strikes, iran, subject.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The read

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of trump, cancelling, strikes, iran, 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.