Iran Blinked — Trump Paused Major Attack. The Deal Better Be Real This Time.

The Islamic Republic of Iran asked the United States to hold off. President Trump agreed — conditionally, temporarily, and with the kind of language that leaves absolutely no ambiguity about what happens if the deal falls apart again.

“The U.S.A. is locked and loaded and ready to go against the Islamic Republic of Iran, at levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II,” Trump posted Saturday. He then explained why the attack isn’t happening right now: Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked for a pause in exchange for agreeing to the immediate, complete, and total opening of the Hormuz Strait and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat.

“Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD and, likewise, the survival of a successful and prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL.”

Subject to being able to rapidly make a deal. Those words deserve to be read carefully by everyone in Tehran who is currently breathing a sigh of relief.