Donald Trump issued no order to strike Iran over the weekend, two sources have told the Jerusalem Post, although Israel was prepared for one.
The sources say no order came while mediators kept working. They say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Israel's top security officials on Friday afternoon. The paper reports that the US military was also preparing for a possible renewed operation.
Fox News reported last week that officials had told Trump 9 November could suit renewed strikes because it is a new moon. The Jerusalem Post account is the first sourced report that he held off. Both reports rely on anonymous sources and neither has been independently checked.
In a CNN interview aired on 8 November, quoted by the Jerusalem Post, Trump said renewed war was "highly unlikely" if a very strong agreement is signed. "It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement", he said.
The paper says Trump also claimed the US could destroy 38 Iranian bridges in one hour. That claim has not been independently checked.