President Donald Trump tells senior advisers he is considering holding off on further attacks on Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to multiple reports citing people familiar with the matter.
The outlets describe a recent pattern in which Trump alternates between threatening escalation through new strikes and leaning toward winding down hostilities. Several reports say the assessment follows meetings with national security advisers and a series of intelligence briefings, with officials saying he has not fully decided how to manage the conflict. One reported private remark suggests Trump links any restraint to requests from regional allies.
Coverage also notes Trump’s outreach to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, with reports saying he sought their views and that both urged him not to resume full-scale attacks on Iran. One outlet includes additional context about the war’s political and economic impact on US voters, while most others emphasize the conditional nature of the potential pause and the continuing uncertainty around Trump’s decision-making.
