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Late 2 Aug 2026, President Trump abruptly cancelled what he called the largest U.S.–Israeli attack since WWII and instead scheduled negotiations with Tehran for 3 Aug, citing appeals from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar—and, he claims, Iran—to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and curb Iran’s nuclear work.
On 3 Aug 2026, President Trump publicly claimed secret U.S.–Iran talks were under way and gave Tehran a final 24-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face what he called "decapitation," while Iran flatly denied any negotiations.
On 3-4 Aug 2026, President Trump declared imminent 'last-chance' negotiations to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a sharp 5-7% oil sell-off that partially reversed after Tehran flatly denied any talks.
Late on 2 Aug 2026, President Trump abruptly cancelled U.S.–Israeli air-strikes on Iran after Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman brokered a draft that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause the five-month war.
Between 30 July and 1 August 2026, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman—through Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman’s Oval-Office visit and a direct follow-up phone call—urged President Trump to shelve plans for massive new strikes on Iran, directly countering Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plea the previous day for a broader military offensive.
On 30–31 July 2026, President Trump told the Financial Times he is “not sure” the U.S. will let Kyiv produce Patriot PAC-3 missiles—rolling back the license he publicly promised at the NATO summit earlier in the month.
Late on 2 Aug 2026, Donald Trump announced that planned joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran were cancelled after Tehran and Gulf states requested a pause upon agreeing to a provisional deal framework.
On 30 July 2026 Spain and Morocco agreed to the immediate return of all recent undocumented entrants to Ceuta, triggering Italy’s Giorgia Meloni to warn she may suspend visa-free Schengen travel with Spain and prompting Brussels to offer urgent Frontex back-up.
Overnight 1–2 Aug 2026, hundreds of Ukrainian drones penetrated deep into Russia, setting fires at Rosneft’s Saratov oil refinery and Wildberries’ 130,000 m² Novosemeykino logistics centre near Samara, their first confirmed simultaneous strike on Volga-region energy and retail infrastructure.
On 1 Aug 2026, President Trump instructed the Pentagon to ready a weekend bombing campaign—potentially with Israeli jets—against Iranian oil refineries and power plants, pending his final go-ahead.
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