US President Donald Trump said that leaders of Gulf states requested that he hold off on striking Iran in a Truth Social post on Monday.
Trump was originally planning to carry out the strikes on Tuesday, he wrote.
The leaders mentioned in the post were Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, and UAE President Sheik Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
"Based on my respect for the above-mentioned leaders, I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Daniel Caine, and the United States Military that we will NOT be doing the scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow," Trump said.
"Serious negotiations are now taking place, and that, in their opinion, as Great Leaders and Allies, a Deal will be made, which will be very acceptable to the United States of America, as well as all Countries in the Middle East, and beyond," he wrote.
Trump holds firm on no nuclear weapons for Iran
"This Deal will include, importantly, NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!" he added.
Trump has "further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large-scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached," he added.