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Trump denies Arab or Gulf states convinced him to hold off on Iran strike

✍️ Jihan, January 📅 January 16, 2026 12:00 AM ⏱️ 2 min read 🕐 Scraped: January 16, 2026

Summary: US President thanks Tehran for cancelling 800 executions

US President Donald Trump on Friday denied that Arab or Gulf states had convinced him to hold back on a strike on Iran.

US media had reported that senior officials from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Egypt as well as Israel had urged Mr Trump to hold off on a strike.

“Nobody convinced m

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Jihan, January

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