Why has Trump halted Iran attacks, and what is the deal he is hinting at?

United States President Donald Trump says the US and Israel have agreed to halt new attacks on Iran, provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is reached “rapidly”.The region has been on edge, fearing that the fighting could escalate once again after Washington and Tehran traded threats of renewed heavy attacks, including against energy infrastructure.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump cancels Iran strike, says ‘deal perimeters’ reachedlist 2 of 4Iran warns against ‘flames of war’ amid US strike threats on energy siteslist 3 of 4Turkiye and Iraq sign one-year oil pipeline deal amid global shiftlist 4 of 4Analyst: the US faces a strategic ‘dead end’ in Iranend of listTrump said on his Truth Social platform early on Sunday in Iran and late on Saturday in the US that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked him to hold off on the attacks because “the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to”.Iran denied Trump’s claim that Tehran asked the US to refrain from conducting new strikes. Citing military officials, the agency said the allegation “was nothing but a new lie” and that the Iranian armed forces were “on high alert and ready for any eventuality”.Meanwhile...