Donald Trump says cancelled Iran attack could have been the biggest since WWII

Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump claimed that a planned strike on the Islamic Republic of Iran, which he described as "the biggest attack since World War II," was called off after pressure from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iran. Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman preferred a diplomatic deal over the attack and that negotiations were set to begin the following afternoon.

Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said they learned of the cancellation through Trump’s social‑media posts rather than official channels. They expressed anger at being excluded from the U.S. decision‑making process, calling it "unusual and ambiguous," while reaffirming that the U.S.–Israel security partnership remains a strategic asset.