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The US president has ordered the Department of War to postpone attacks on such facilities after “productive” talks with Tehran
The US Department of War has been ordered to temporarily suspend plans for military strikes on Iranian energy facilities, President Donald Trump announced on Monday following negotiations with Tehran.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the two sides had had “very good and productive conversations” over the past two days regarding a “complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.”
He stated that based on the “tenor and tone of these in depth, detailed and constructive conversations,” he has ordered the Department of War to “postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions.”
On Saturday, Trump had vowed to “obliterate” Iran’s power facilities unless Tehran restored navigation in the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping lane within 48 hours.
Iran has kept the waterway mostly closed to shipping since the US and Israel launched their unprovoked attack on the country late last month. The disruption, combined with strikes on oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf, has caused a spike in global energy prices.
If Tehran fails to reopen the Strait, Trump has threatened to hit various Iranian power plants, “starting with the biggest one first,” apparently referring to the gas-powered Damavand plant, located southeast of Tehran.
US envoy to the UN, Mike Waltz, has also refused to rule out potential strikes on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant – the largest nuclear facility in the region. Last week, a projectile struck an area just several hundred meters from the site, after which the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for “maximum restraint” to prevent a nuclear accident.
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