US President Donald Trump says he canceled declared attacks on Iran after regional countries sought a pause amid efforts to reach a possible agreement, and following warnings from Tehran that any new US or Israeli aggression would face strong retaliation.

On Saturday, Trump announced that he had agreed to cancel a planned attack on Iran, claiming that Tehran and other regional countries had requested a pause after “the perimeters of a deal” had been reached.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that the US was “locked and loaded” and prepared to launch a military assault against Iran, describing the potential aggression as involving levels of military power “not seen since World War II.”

Webmaster Addition: There is a report that Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud threatened to dump all of Saudi Arabia;s US treasuries if Trump attacked Iran. Such a move would crush the US economy.