Egypt urges US, Iran to seize ‘available opportunity’ for deal after Trump cancels strikes

US President Donald Trump listens to members of his Cabinet speak during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, US. (AFP)
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Updated 12 June 2026
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Egypt urges US, Iran to seize ‘available opportunity’ for deal after Trump cancels strikes

CAIRO: Egypt urged the United States and Iran to seize what it called an “available opportunity” for a deal to end the war, after President Donald Trump withdrew his threat to carry out further strikes on Tehran.
Cairo’s foreign ministry said in a statement late Thursday it hoped “the available opportunity will be seized to reach a deal on the various outstanding issues and to prepare the atmosphere for reaching an end to the war and beginning a new phase of regional stability.”