U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran's oil industry.

Trump picks top Manhattan federal prosecutor as next intelligence chief President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Jay Clayton, the top U.S. attorney for Manhattan, to ​be the next U.S. spy chief, amid a political firestorm over a fierce loyalist Trump had picked to fill the role temporarily.

US President Donald Trump has claimed an initial agreement aimed at ending the war with Iran is close after posting that he had cancelled strikes on the country.

President Trump set expectations even higher when he announced that the US and Iran could come to terms this weekend on an agreement that would end the war.

President Donald Trump spoke in the Oval Office about the waves of American strikes against Iran after it downed an U.S. Apache helicopter.

President Donald Trump vowed a forceful response against Iran on Wednesday, saying the U.S. would be "attacking them very hard" after accusing Tehran of prolonging nuclear negotiations and targeting a U.

The United States launched airstrikes Wednesday against Iran, and President Donald Trump said more were coming, as Tehran fired back at countries in the region. The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to end the war,

Trump said Thursday the U.S. would attack Iran aggressively, then said, for the 39th time, there could be a deal soon.