National Defense

Trump Halts All Strikes On Iran Power Plants During ‘Constructive’ Negotiations

President Donald Trump/Truth Social

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

Oil prices climbed since Operation Epic Fury began, with WTI Futures Crude Oil closing at $98.32 Friday, up over $30 from the market’s $67.02 close on Feb. 27, the day before the conflict with Iran started, according to Investing.com after Iran attacked multiple vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the Iranian power plants would be spared for five days, pending the outcome of the talks.

“I am pleased to report that the United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Based on the tenor and tone of these in depth, detailed, and constructive conversations, which will continue throughout the week, I have instructed the department of war to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions.”

In a Saturday post on Truth Social Trump previously gave Iran a 48 hour deadline to allow traffic through the Strait of Hormuz before he would start striking Iran’s energy infrastructure.

“If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump warned.

Trump announced the start of military operations against Iran on Feb. 28. In response Iran began launching missile and drone strikes against targets in Kuwait, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Trump had urged American allies to join efforts to re-open the Strait of Hormuz in a March 14 post on Truth Social.

“Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated. In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water,” Trump said.

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, said in a March 2 interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that Iranian diplomats declared the regime would keep enriching uranium and claimed to already possess enough material for nearly a dozen weapons.

The Department of War referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to the White House when reached for comment, and the White House referred DCNF to President Trump’s comments to reporters outside Air Force One.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.