Summary
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Donald Trump says he has “cancelled” strikes against Iran after earlier threatening “very hard” attacks tonight – what we’ve heard
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He says he called off the strikes after negotiations with Iran were “brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved”
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“Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved”, including the “US, Israel, Saudi Arabia”, Trump says
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Trump’s mixed messaging on Iran has left key details unanswered and raised fresh questions about the state of negotiations, writes our Washington correspondent
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Iran has not responded to Trump’s latest message – but earlier warned the US of an “endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years”
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Earlier, India confirmed three sailors were killed in a US strike on a ship – the Settebello – near Oman on Wednesday. The US has also confirmed it attacked two other ships – Jalveer and Marivex – in recent days