Iran’s Mehr news agency on Sunday (August 2, 2026) denied President Donald Trump’s claim that the Islamic republic asked the United States to refrain from conducting new strikes.
Citing military officials, the agency said the allegation “was nothing but a new lie” and that the Iranian armed forces were “on high alert and ready for any eventuality”.
Earlier, Mr. Trump said the U.S. was “ready to go against the Islamic republic” but that Tehran and other countries in West Asia had asked him to hold off on fresh strikes.
Also Read : U.S. embassies urge citizens to ‘consider departing’ from West AsiaMr. Trump said he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran.
The emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total opening of the Hormuz Strait, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat,” he wrote in a social media post.
Iran’s Mehr news agency on Sunday (August 2, 2026) denied President Donald Trump’s claim that the Islamic republic asked the United States to refrain from conducting new strikes.
Citing military officials, the agency said the allegation “was nothing but a new lie” and that the Iranian armed forces were “on high alert and ready for any eventuality”. Earlier, Mr. Trump said the U.S. was “ready to go against the Islamic republic” but that Tehran and other countries in West Asia had asked him to hold off on fresh strikes.
Also Read : U.S. embassies urge citizens to ‘consider departing’ from West Asia
Mr. Trump said he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran. The emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total opening of the Hormuz Strait, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat,” he wrote in a social media post.
