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President Donald Trump said Thursday he is pausing planned strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for 10 days as negotiations continue, setting a new deadline of April 6.
“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 on Truth Social.
The president added that “talks are ongoing” and claimed they are progressing positively “despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others.”
TRUMP LASHES OUT AT ‘SICK’ IRANIAN LEADERS, CONFIRMS ESTIMATED TIMELINE FOR ENDING WAR
President Donald Trump conducts a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday. (Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump wrote the talks are “going very well” as the new deadline approaches.
The U.S. previously set a deadline of five days amid ongoing peace talks.
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