Online Reporter
US President Donald Trump has said he has instructed the defence department to postpone all airstrikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period.
This is subject to the “success” of ongoing “meetings and discussions”, he said in a Truth Social post.
Trump said over the last two days, Washington and Tehran had “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East”.
Trump said on Saturday that he was giving Iran 48 hours – until shortly before midnight GMT on Monday – to open the strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway effectively being blocked by Iran which carries about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.
Tehran said it would “irreversibly destroy” essential infrastructure across the Middle East, including vital water systems, if the US followed through on Trump’s threat.
Iran also said it would hit power plants in all areas that supply electricity to American bases, “as well as the economic, industrial and energy infrastructures in which Americans have shares.” – theguardian.com
