# Trump says US halted planned attack after Iran request 2026-08-06T01:27:09+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Speaking at an event in Las Vegas on Wednesday local time, US President Donald Trump said Washington had readied what he called its biggest attack since World War II on Iran, then halted it after Tehran asked him to. India TV News reported his account, in which Trump said Iranian officials called him asking him not to proceed and to talk instead, and that Iran must now agree to a deal ending a conflict he said has run more than five months. He said Iran has been weakened a lot by US military action, repeated that Tehran cannot be allowed a nuclear weapon, and compared the situation to what he called a 48 minute war in Venezuela. The same report said Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, described a separate agreement with Oman on reopening the Strait of Hormuz as in its final drafting stage. The report does not include a response from Iranian officials. ## Indian Opinion Analysis India TV News's report rests entirely on what Trump told his Las Vegas audience, relaying his account of a phone call from Tehran with nothing from Iranian officials, who are not quoted anywhere in it. His comparison to the 48 minute Venezuela conflict and his claim that Iran has been weakened militarily both come from the same remarks rather than from any separate confirmation. The report's other strand, Baghaei's statement that an Oman brokered deal on the Strait of Hormuz is in its final drafting stage, offers a more checkable marker: whether Iran's Supreme Leader signs off on that draft and a joint statement follows will show whether the wider easing of tension Trump described is actually happening. ## Coverage - www.indiatvnews.com Tags: Donald Trump, Iran Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/were-set-for-biggest-attack-since-world-war-ii-trump-refers-to-venezuela-to-push-iran-for-a-deal/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/were-set-for-biggest-attack-since-world-war-ii-trump-refers-to-venezuela-to-push-iran-for-a-deal/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.