Trump extends deadline on Iran energy strikes

“Talks are ongoing and they are going very well,” Trump wrote.

By World Israel News Staff

President Donald Trump announced that he is postponing planned strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for 10 days as negotiations with Iran continue, saying the talks are progressing despite conflicting public statements from Tehran.

The decision follows earlier comments this week in which Trump said the United States and Iran had held what he described as “very good and productive conversations” about a possible resolution to the conflict.

At the time, he said he had instructed the Department of War to postpone military strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five-day period while discussions continued.

In a new post on Truth Social Thursday, Trump said the pause would now be extended.

“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 P.M., Eastern Time,” Trump wrote. “Talks are ongoing and they are going very well.”

The announcement suggests that the United States had been preparing potential strikes on Iranian energy facilities as part of the escalating conflict, but is now holding off while diplomatic efforts continue.

Earlier Thursday, Trump warned that Iranian negotiators needed to get serious about a deal soon, saying they were privately pushing for an agreement while publicly denying negotiations.

“The Iranian negotiators are very different and ‘strange.’ They are ‘begging’ us to make a deal, which they should be doing since they have been militarily obliterated, with zero chance of a comeback,” Trump wrote.

“They better get serious soon, before it is too late, because once that happens, there is no turning back, and it won’t be pretty,” he warned.

The contrasting public messaging from Washington and Tehran highlights the uncertainty surrounding the negotiations, as military pressure and diplomatic efforts continue at the same time.

The pause in potential strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure appears intended to give negotiations additional time, while maintaining the threat of major military action if talks fail.