Trump Delays Iran Power-Plant Strikes for Five Days
The US president postponed threatened strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure, pending what he said were discussions with Iran to end the war. Iran denied talks had happened.
US President Donald Trump postponed threatened strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure and power plants for five days, pending the outcome of what he said were talks with Iran to end the war. The delay came after Trump’s original threat on Saturday to “hit and obliterate” Iran’s power plants, beginning with the biggest one, if it didn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial ship traffic within 48 hours.
Both sides are keen to “make a deal,” Trump told reporters on Monday — but Iran denied that negotiations are taking place. The semi-official Fars news agency reported there hasn’t been “direct or indirect communication” with the US leader. Government officials have yet to comment.