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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, suggesting progress had been made in talks to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran\u2019s oil industry.<\/p>\n

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Trump said in a social media post that he made the move after a breakthrough in negotiations, and that significant points under discussion \u201chave been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.\u201d<\/p>\n

The announcement came after two days of back-and-forth attacks between the U.S. and Iran had pushed the Middle East closer to the resumption of a\u00a0full-scale war.<\/p>\n

Trump had threatened further escalation earlier Thursday, posting on social media that the U.S. would hit Iran \u201cVERY HARD TONIGHT\u201d and take \u201ctotal control\u201d of its\u00a0oil and gas industries.<\/p>\n

A few hours later, Trump wrote that \u201cdiscussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail,\u201d approved by United States, Israel, and other regional allies. He did not offer details.<\/p>\n

Trump has claimed multiple times in recent weeks that the warring parties have been on the cusp of a deal without anything coming to fruition. There was no immediate comment from Iranian officials or mediators regarding Trump\u2019s latest comments about progress in negotiations.<\/p>\n

Talks have stalled over Iran\u2019s nuclear program, which the U.S. and Israel fear could lead to an atomic weapon, but which Tehran says is for peaceful purposes. Another major point of contention is Iran\u2019s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane for transporting oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n

Trump again moves quickly from threats to negotiating<\/h3>\n

Trump\u2019s rapid shift Thursday from dire threats to promoting peace negotiations again underscored his whipsaw approach to the war. He suggested on Monday that a deal to end the conflict could be reached in a matter of days.<\/p>\n

Then back-and-forth strikes rattled the Middle East this week. The first involved\u00a0attacks between Iran and Israel, followed by the two rounds of fire between the U.S. and Iran, which targeted countries where U.S. troops are based. The U.S. strikes began after Trump blamed Iran for\u00a0downing an American attack helicopter\u00a0near the Strait of Hormuz. Both pilots were rescued safely.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military said it targeted Iran\u2019s military surveillance, communications and air defense sites. Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said a manufacturing complex was hit, along with a military barracks and a Guard base outside Tehran.<\/p>\n

Tehran said it fired back at Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, which said an 11-year-old girl was hurt and cars and homes were damaged by debris from intercepted Iranian strikes.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry said the U.S. attacks had \u201ceffectively rendered the ceasefire … meaningless,\u201d without saying it was abandoning it.<\/p>\n

After Trump threatened more attacks were to come on Thursday, Iran\u2019s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, responded on social media that \u201cwrong strategies and impulsive decisions\u201d would wreak havoc on energy markets and \u201ccreate an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years.\u201d<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t the first time Trump threatened escalation before giving negotiations another chance. In April, he warned Iran that \u201ca whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again\u201d if it didn\u2019t agree to his terms, before extending a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Trump threatened to seize Iran\u2019s main oil terminal<\/h3>\n

Iran\u2019s monthslong disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has crimped global energy supplies, driven up fuel prices and made\u00a0food and other basics\u00a0more expensive well beyond the region.<\/p>\n

Trump had threatened Thursday to seize Kharg Island, the heart of\u00a0Iran\u2019s oil industr\u00a0y, through which 90% of its exports pass.<\/p>\n

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But Trump himself soon voiced doubts about taking over the oil terminal, saying in an interview with Fox News: \u201cI don\u2019t know that America has the stomach for it, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post that the U.S. would extract funds from frozen Iranian accounts to offset the costs of damage to American allies and any tolls Iran imposes for ships to transit the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Beyond the deadlock over the strait and sharp divisions over Iran\u2019s nuclear program, Tehran has insisted that any deal to end the war must also end fighting in Lebanon between its ally militia Hezbollah and Israel.<\/p>\n

But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears\u00a0intent on pursuing his goal\u00a0of destroying the militant group, further complicating negotiations with Tehran.<\/p>\n

Criticisms over US strike that killed 3 Indian sailors<\/h3>\n

The U.S. faced criticism Thursday for an American military strike that killed three Indian sailors on an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military said it fired Tuesday to disable the Palau-flagged tanker M\/T Settebello as it attempted to breach a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports while carrying a shipment of Iranian oil. Three Indian crew members were killed, India\u2019s minister overseeing ports and shipping said Thursday on X.<\/p>\n

The leader of the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency, condemned the attack. India\u2019s foreign ministry summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to convey its \u201cdeepest concerns\u201d and formally protest the strike, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.<\/p>\n

The U.S. State Department said it was \u201cin direct contact\u201d with the Indian government regarding the strike, but offered no further details.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military\u2019s Central Command said American forces issued warnings before firing on the ship. It\u2019s one of nine merchant vessels the U.S. military has disabled to enforce the blockade.<\/p>\n

Iranian student says hope dwindles as attacks escalate<\/h3>\n

A 25-year-old student in northern Iran says Iranians are fearing \u201cchaos\u201d amid the war and multiplying crises at home.<\/p>\n

The student, who lives in the city of Babol, said many Iranians are struggling to afford groceries in the face of mass job losses and triple-digit food inflation. He spoke on the condition of anonymity out of security fears.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is going wrong and there is no hope among the people,\u201d the student added.<\/p>\n

The student first spoke to The Associated Press before the war when he participated in widespread anti-government protests. He now says his chief concern is that Iran \u201cmaintain territorial integrity and deterrence\u201d in the face of attacks by the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

Madhani reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Will Weissert, Collin Binkley, Konstantin Toropin and Matthew Lee in Washington; Sheikh Saaliq in New Delhi; Munir Ahmed in Islamabad, Victoria Eastwood and Amir-Hussein Radjy in Cairo; and Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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