US EditionTrump extends pause on attacking Iran energy facilities to April 6, says talks with Tehran 'going very well'
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced a 10-day extension to the pause on strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure, setting a new deadline of April 6, 2026.
- Washington delivered a 15-point peace framework via Pakistani intermediaries, though Iranian officials initially dismissed the proposal as "one-sided and unfair."
- Iran maintains its "de facto" control over the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of global oil flows, keeping the waterway effectively closed and driving Brent crude prices up more than 40%.
- Amid the diplomatic efforts, Israel reported killing IRGC naval commander Commodore Alireza Tangsiri, while authorities confirmed more than 1,900 deaths in Iran and over 1,100 in Lebanon.
- Trump claimed during a Cabinet meeting that Iran is "begging" to make a deal, though Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied Tehran is engaging in any direct talks.
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As Trump postpones threatened attacks on Iran's power plants, experts warn of the potential humanitarian crisis
Shoppers visit the Tajrish Bazaar, one of Tehranâs main shopping areas. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A threat of U.S. attacks on power plants in Iran continues to loom over the Middle East conflict, even after Trump pushed back a self-imposed deadline for the second time. In a post on social media on Thursday, Trump said he was “pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction” until April 6. In the event of such an atta…
Trump Again Pauses Iran Power Plant Ultimatum
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he would push back the date by which Iran must agree to a ceasefire or have its power plants destroyed by U.S. airstrikes.“As per Iranian government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of energy plant destruction by 10 days to Monday, April 6, 2026 at 8 PM Eastern time,” Trump wrote. The president said that “talks are ongoing and despite erroneou…
Trump pauses attacks on Iran’s energy plants, says talks are ‘going well’
DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will extend a pause on attacks against Iran’s energy plants into April and that talks with Iran were going “very well,” but an Iranian official said a U.S. proposal for ending the war as “one-sided and unfair.”
Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump postponed yesterday, now 10 days, his ultimatum to attack Iran’s energy facilities and assured that he did so at the request of the Islamic Republic in the framework of the peace negotiations, although Tehran has repeatedly denied that there are talks. Previously, the Republican threatened Tehran to take “seriously” the dialogue before “it is too late.”
Trump shifts Iran timeline again as critics question endgame
President Donald Trump has repeatedly set deadlines in his second term and repeatedly moved them, raising questions about whether his timelines are strategy or bluster. Whether it’s five days, two weeks, or “very soon,” the pattern has surfaced across much of Trump’s second-term agenda, from tariffs to legislative fights to military operations in Iran and Venezuela. Still, the frequency with which Trump issues timelines has experts and Trumpworl…
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