{"id":65400,"date":"2026-07-25T12:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trump-postpones-major-iran-strike-to-facilitate-negotiations-israel-reports\/65400\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T12:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:38:13","slug":"trump-postpones-major-iran-strike-to-facilitate-negotiations-israel-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trump-postpones-major-iran-strike-to-facilitate-negotiations-israel-reports\/65400\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Postpones Major Iran Strike to Facilitate Negotiations, Israel Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly postponed a massive military strike on Iran<\/strong> originally anticipated for the night of Friday, July 24, to Saturday, July 25, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Israel had reached a peak state of military readiness<\/strong> in expectation of a major American offensive, following 13 consecutive nights of U.S. airstrikes in the region.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The delay is intended to provide Tehran a final opportunity<\/strong> to return to the negotiating table, as Trump describes current talks as &quot;by far the most serious&quot; to date.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global energy markets remain volatile<\/strong>, with Brent crude <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/energy\/crude-oil\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"12\" title=\"Crude oil\">oil prices<\/a> surging above <strong>$100 a barrel<\/strong> earlier this week due to ongoing threats to the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea shipping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) reported on Saturday that President Donald Trump has decided to delay a &quot;major attack&quot; on Iran. This decision comes despite the U.S. military being &quot;locked and loaded&quot; for a significant escalation of its current bombing campaign. The postponement reportedly followed intense diplomatic pressure from regional mediators, including <strong>Qatar<\/strong> and <strong>Oman<\/strong>, who urged a pause to prevent a full-scale regional war.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli security officials had spent the preceding 48 hours preparing for a massive American operation. Reports from the <strong>Kan<\/strong> public broadcaster and <em>The Times of Israel<\/em> indicated that the U.S. had previously updated Israel on plans to use heavy bombers to target Iranian nuclear infrastructure, specifically the <strong>Pickaxe Mountain<\/strong> site near Qom. The Israeli defense establishment remains on high alert, viewing the current pause as a temporary reprieve rather than a permanent de-escalation.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump confirmed on Friday that Washington is engaged in active discussions with Iranian negotiators. While he has not yet made a final decision on resuming full-scale attacks, he noted that the Iranian side appears to be taking the current ultimatum more seriously. This diplomatic window follows a period of intense kinetic activity where the U.S. military struck dozens of targets, including drone factories, coastal radar sites, and Revolutionary Guard command centers.<\/p>\n<p>The geopolitical tension has had a direct impact on global financial markets and the defense sector. Shares of major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin (<a href=\"\/stock\/LMT\">LMT<\/a>) and Northrop Grumman (<a href=\"\/stock\/NOC\">NOC<\/a>) have seen increased activity as the U.S. bolsters its military presence in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the ongoing blockade of Iranian ports and threats to maritime &quot;choke points&quot; continue to drive <em>inflationary fears<\/em> and <em>supply chain uncertainty<\/em> across the energy sector.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pause in major strikes, localized skirmishes continue. Iraqi air defenses reportedly downed a drone near the U.S. consulate in Erbil on Saturday, and the Saudi-led coalition recently struck Houthi targets in Yemen. Analysts suggest that if negotiations fail to produce a concrete ceasefire agreement by the new &quot;deadline,&quot; the U.S. may proceed with the postponed offensive, which Trump has warned would be &quot;bigger than ever before.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly postponed a massive military strike on Iran originally anticipated for the night 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