US EditionTrump extends pause on attacking Iran energy facilities to April 6, says talks with Tehran 'going very well'
President Trump extended a 10-day pause on strikes against Iran's energy infrastructure to allow ongoing diplomatic talks, citing progress and a request from Tehran, amid regional tensions.
- 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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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 extends Iran ’energy infrastructure destruction’ deadline
US President Donald Trump has again extended his deadline for the "total destruction" of Iranian energy infrastructure, claiming that diplomatic efforts with Tehran are bearing fruit, despite mixed responses from the Islamic Republic. Trump posed on his Truth Social page late Thursday evening that Tehran had asked for more time to deliberate on the US demands to end the war in the Middle East, praising Iran's decision to allow ten ships to pass …
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