President Donald Trump assured that the U.S. military will postpone strikes on Iranian power stations and energy infrastructure for five days, citing “productive” talks between Washington and Tehran.
Trump took to his social media account on Truth Social on Monday to confirm having “good and productive talks” with Iran. However, the Iranian and Arab officials express disbelief about the chances of a possible agreement.
Trump wrote that the two countries had “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.”
Speaking to reporters in Florida, Trump revealed that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two of his leading delegates, began talking on March 22, and it would continue on Monday. Trump reassured that a deal with Iran would restrict nuclear attack and involve regime change.
However, the Iranian Foreign Ministry denied that Tehran was in talks with the U.S. Iranian state media acknowledged that countries in the region were trying to advance diplomacy. Arab officials clarified that they have been talking independently with both parties; nevertheless, Iran has set a higher bar for ending the ongoing war situation.
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Earlier, he gave an update on the war in Iran, stating the U.S. is now tasked with determining whether a “broader agreement can be reached.” “My whole life has been a negotiation but with Iran, we’ve been negotiating a long time,” Trump said. “This time, they mean business.” President Trump believes that Iran has agreed to not escalate to using a nuclear weapon.
Trump then says—not for the first time—that a substantial portion of Iran’s leadership has been killed since the beginning of the war. He also mentioned that Iran has “one more chance” to accede, without giving more details on who the U.S. is actually negotiating with.
“We hope they take it,” Trump says. “Either way, America and the entire world will be much safer, and it will be a much safer planet.”
Iran responded to this by saying that there had been no direct talks. Iran affirmed that Trump’s move was outlined to lower energy prices and “buy time” for further military plans. Tehran had challenged to attack electricity targets across the Middle East if Trump moved forward with his threat to “obliterate” the country’s energy system unless they open the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route by March 23.