‘Last chance before decapitation’: Trump pauses world war II‑scale Iran strikes, backs Hormuz fees?

Asked if talks with Iran are off and airstrikes back on, Donald Trump says negotiations are “going on right now” and calls them Iran’s “last chance” to sign a good deal, claiming he halted what he describes as “the biggest attack since World War II” after Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar all urged Washington to give diplomacy a chance so they could discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz and “denuclearization” of Iran, while insisting the U.S. remains ready to “hit them very hard” if talks fail.