“As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
“Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
The original pause on U.S. attacks was due to end Friday.
The war has led to sharp increases in the price of oil, as Iran as effectively shut down shipping traffic on the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical passage for the movement of crude.
Trump earlier Thursday told reporters at the White House that the U.S. has
“very substantial talks going on with respect to Iran.”
Tehran has denied that it is in direct talks with the U.S.
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