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

What we know

The US president's message came amid media reports that he was planning new, intense strikes on Iran over the weekend

Why trump matters

This development in trump, cancelling, strikes, iran, subject matters because it alters the baseline assumptions that BBC and others have been working from.

What led here

Earlier reporting from BBC and comparable outlets sketched the conditions that would eventually produce an event like this.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The editorial angle

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of trump, cancelling, strikes, iran, subject: The US president's message came amid media reports that he was planning new, intense strikes on Iran over the weekend.