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Trump calls off strike against Iran, says a deal is close

NPR | By Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
Steve Inskeep
Published August 3, 2026 at 4:52 AM MDT

President Trump backed away from a threatened attack on Iran again, claiming regional diplomacy has opened a path to a deal.

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Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Hadeel Al-Shalchi is NPR’s International Correspondent based in Istanbul.
Steve Inskeep
Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
See stories by Steve Inskeep