UMVA has learned that President Donald Trump abruptly called off the night‑time strikes he had threatened against Iran, hinting that a fragile deal is on the brink of completion.
The sudden reversal came just hours after the president vowed to “hit Iran very hard tonight,” promising to seize the oil‑rich Kharg Island and cripple the nation’s energy lifelines. In a fiery post, he described a future where the United States would dominate Iran’s oil market as it once did in Venezuela.
Yet, in a starkly different tone, Trump announced on his own platform that the “final points” of a negotiated agreement had been approved by a coalition of regional powers, prompting him to cancel the planned bombings.
The coalition, according to information obtained by UMVA, includes Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt, all reportedly signing off on the terms that would halt the looming assault.
While the naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz remains in effect until the deal is sealed, the waterway has been officially shut to all marine traffic, a move that has choked a critical artery for global oil shipments.
U.S. Central Command had previously insisted the strait was still open, but Iranian authorities confirmed its closure, citing “tensions created by the American aggressor forces.” The blockage adds another layer of pressure on Tehran to finalize the agreement.
Meanwhile, the region has been rocked by a second wave of “self‑defence” strikes. American jets targeted Iranian military, surveillance and radar installations in the south, prompting Iran to fire ballistic missiles at U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.
Jordan’s air force reported intercepting twenty of those missiles over the Al‑Azraq air base, averting any damage or casualties. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed the missiles were aimed at the base’s control centre, underscoring the volatile back‑and‑forth.
Amid the chaos, a tragic incident unfolded when a U.S. precision strike on a Palau‑flagged tanker in the Gulf of Oman claimed the lives of three Indian seafarers. The vessel, allegedly linked to Iranian oil transport, was hit after its crew allegedly ignored repeated warnings from American forces.
The incident sparked outrage in New Delhi, with officials condemning the loss of life and demanding accountability for the strike that killed the three crew members.
As diplomatic channels grind forward, the world watches whether the tentative accord will hold, or if the region will spiral once more into open conflict.
