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Trump postpones threatened strikes on Iranian power plants, cites ongoing talks

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Newest development Mar 26, 2026 · 4 reportsTrump pauses attacks on Iran's energy plants and says talks are 'going well'

President Trump said the U.S. will delay military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure while it negotiates with Iran.

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    Trump postpones threatened strikes on Iranian power plants, cites ongoing talks

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    Trump pauses attacks on Iran's energy plants and says talks are 'going well'

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  1. The Daily Caller

    Trump Halts All Strikes On Iran Power Plants Amid Negotiations (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Donald Trump announced Monday morning that talks had started between the United States and Iran.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Trump announces five-day pause on Iran energy strikes after 'productive' talks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US President Trump has paused planned US strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure for five days following “productive” talks, easing tensions after a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz that rattled oil markets.

  3. Delaware Public Media

    Trump delays strikes on Iran's power plants for 5 days. And, ICE deploys to airports (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Trump says he will deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports to help address delays. And, the president said he would delay strikes on Iranian power plants for five days.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants for five days (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The US president’s announcement comes after he holds ‌’good and productive conversations’ with Tehran.

  5. Truthout

    Trump Delays Threat to “Obliterate” Iran’s Energy Sites (opens Truthout)

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    The president vowed on Monday to postpone all strikes against power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Trump postpones strikes on Iranian power plants for five days (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The announcement comes after Trump threatened to destroy Iranian power plants if Iran didn't fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

  7. The Week

    Trump, Iran trade threats on oil, energy targets (opens The Week)

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    Trump later said he would postpone strikes on these targets

  8. New York Post

    US Central Command touts continued strikes on Iran after Trump pauses attacks on energy targets (opens New York Post)

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    The US is continuing to "aggressively" strike Iran after President Trump imposed a five-day pause on attacks against Tehran's energy infrastructure following "very good and productive conversations" with the crumbling regime.

  9. Legal Insurrection

    'Very Good Talks': Trump Postpones All Strikes on Iranian Power Plants, Energy Infrastructure (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    The postponement is for five days.

  10. Fox News

    Trump orders War Dept to postpone strikes on Iranian energy sites, citing 'productive' talks to end war (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump, in an all-caps post early Monday morning, declared progress toward "resolution" of the war on Iran.

  11. Roll Call

    Trump delays some U.S. strikes in Iran for five days amid new round of talks (opens Roll Call)

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    President Donald Trump announced Monday morning that he had ordered the U.S. military to delay strikes on some Iranian infrastructure targets for five days while his team negotiates with Tehran. After posting critical statements about the new Iranian government on his Truth Social platform over the …

  12. Breitbart News

    Trump Says 'Good and Productive' Talks with Iran Delivers Pause in Military Strikes (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump flagged a pause in strikes targeting Iran and its power generation capabilities on Monday morning, declaring his hopes for a peaceful resolution to hostilities sooner rather than later.

  13. Al-Monitor

    Iran awaits Trump threat to blow up power plants (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Iran on Monday faces a deadline by President Donald Trump to open up the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face a major US assault on power plants, as Israel warned of weeks more of war.Israel also gave the clearest signs yet it intends a ground campaign into Lebanon, destroying a key bridge as it vows to…

  14. The Daily Signal

    Trump Stops Strikes on Iran’s Energy Infrastructure (opens The Daily Signal)

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    President Donald Trump says the United States will not conduct strikes on Iranian power plants for the next five days.

  15. Al Jazeera

    Trump delays US attacks on Iran’s energy sites for five days, says talks on (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Rhetoric ratchets up in US-Israeli war on Iran as Israeli forces blow up Qasimiyah Bridge in southern Lebanon.

  16. New York Post

    Trump delays strikes on Iran power, energy plants for five days, citing ‘very good and productive conversations’ (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump announced Monday that the US will not attack any part of Iran's power and energy infrastructure for five days after Washington and Tehran had engaged in "very good and productive talks" over the weekend about ending the three-week-old war.

  17. Al-Monitor

    Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants (opens Al-Monitor)

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    WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. has had good and productive conversations with Iran and he will order the military to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.

  18. The Washington Free Beacon

    Trump Postpones Strikes on Iranian Energy Infrastructure for Five Days 'Subject to the Success' of Negotiations (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    President Donald Trump announced that he will postpone U.S. airstrikes on Iranian energy infrastructure while the two sides engage in talks aimed at ending the ongoing military engagement, indicating later Monday morning that "a very serious form" of regime change is coming to Iran.

  19. The Guardian

    Middle East crisis live: Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants for a five day period (opens The Guardian)

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    US president says he has instructed his defence department against strikes following ‘productive conversations’

  20. CBS News

    Trump says he will postpone strikes on Iran's power plants after "productive conversations" (opens CBS News)

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    Iranian state media said there was no "direct or indirect communication" with President Trump.

  21. Delaware Public Media

    Trump postpones threatened strikes on Iranian power plants, cites ongoing talks (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    President Trump said the U.S. will delay military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure while it negotiates with Iran.

  22. The Brunswick News

    Trump delays energy strikes, sets 5 days for Iran talks (opens The Brunswick News)

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    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the U.S. would postpone strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure after what he called “productive conversations” with the country, in comments that spurred confusion over

  23. Al-Monitor

    Trump pauses attacks on Iran's energy plants and says talks are 'going well' (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Steve HollandDUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump announced that he will pause attacks on Iran's energy plants for 10 days at Tehran's request and said talks with Iran were going "very well," although an Iranian official dism…

  24. Al-Monitor

    Trump says he will pause attacks on Iran's energy plants, talks going 'very well' (opens Al-Monitor)

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    WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was pausing attacks on Iran's energy plants for 10 days at the Iranian government's request and said talks with Tehran were going "very well"."As per Iranian Government request...

  25. Fox News

    Trump pauses Iran energy plant strikes for 10 days as talks ‘going very well’ (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump paused planned Iran energy plant strikes for 10 days, citing ongoing talks and setting a new April 6 deadline as Operation Epic Fury continues.

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