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.
Days after President Donald Trump set a deadline demanding that Iran fully open the Strait of Hormuz, he now says he’s pausing military strikes on Iranian power plants for five days, citing new negotiations. Meanwhile, Iran and Israel continue to trade waves of missile strikes. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY.
Iranian state media said there was no "direct or indirect communication" with President Trump.
President Donald Trump ordered the Department of War on Monday to “postpone” all strikes targeting power plants and energy infrastructure in Iran for five days this week. The announcement was the result of “very good and productive conversations” between the United States and Iran. It comes after Trump threatened to destroy Iranian power plants if…
A sudden shift in Washington’s war posture has injected uncertainty—and a brief window of calm—into an increasingly volatile confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran. The post Middle East War on Hold? Trump Announces Pause on Iran Strikes on Power Plants After Secret Talks appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
5-day halt comes as president reports 'productive' talks on total resolution of hostilities
President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran’s power plants if the country didn’t swiftly reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial ship traffic after the passage of oil and gas cargoes was paralyzed.
President Trump on Saturday threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz within the next two days. Trump’s warning comes one day after he hinted that the U.S. was “winding down” its military operation in Iran, claiming the U.S. was “getting very close” to achieving its objective. “If Iran…
