US President Donald Trump claimed to Fox News that he spoke directly with Iranian officials who asked him to stop strikes on the country after the US initiated "self-defense strikes" against Iran on Wednesday.
According to Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst, Trump said senior Iranian officials contacted him directly and asked the United States to halt its bombing campaign.
Yingst reported that Trump told him the conversation took place while he was in the Situation Room with US Vice President JD Vance and senior advisers.
According to Fox, Trump said the bombing campaign would stop shortly if Iran agreed to a deal proposed by US negotiators. When asked what would happen if Iran refused, Trump responded: "We'll bomb the s**t out of them tomorrow night."
Trump also asserted that Israel was not involved in the strikes, which reportedly targeted Iranian air defenses and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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