Trump Extends Energy-Attack Pause, Claims Iran Talks Ongoing

Trump Extends Deadline to Reach Deal With Iran

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By Skylar Woodhouse and Hadriana Lowenkron

March 26, 2026 at 5:28 PM UTC

Updated on

March 27, 2026 at 2:25 AM UTC

President Donald Trump again pushed back his deadline for Iran to strike a deal with the US or face more attacks, saying talks with the country were going “very well.”

Trump said he would extend by 10 days his pledge to refrain from attacks on Iranian energy sites, his second extension since Saturday’s threat to eviscerate Iran’s power plants in the absence of a deal.