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By Tune Sang-ho
WASHINGTON, March 23 (Yonhap) — U.S. President Donald Trump stated Monday that the USA and Iran had “productive” talks over a “full” and “complete” decision of their struggle over the weekend, noting he ordered the postponement of threatened army strikes on Iranian energy vegetation for 5 days.
Trump made the remarks in a social media put up, after he had stated Saturday that the U.S. army will “obliterate” Iran’s energy vegetation if the Islamic Republic doesn’t totally open the Strait of Hormuz, an important oil transport route, inside 48 hours.
“I’m happy to report that the USA of America, and the nation of Iran, have had, during the last two days, superb and productive conversations concerning a whole and complete decision of our hostilities within the Center East,” he wrote in capital letters on Fact Social.
“Based mostly on the tenor and tone of those in-depth, detailed, and constructive conversations, which is able to proceed all through the week, I’ve instructed the Division of Struggle to postpone any and all army strikes in opposition to Iranian energy vegetation and vitality infrastructure for a 5 day interval, topic to the success of the continued conferences and discussions,” he added.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks throughout a bilateral assembly with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin within the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington on March 17, 2026, on this picture launched by AFP. (Yonhap)
The transfer got here amid rising considerations concerning the repercussions of the U.S.-Israeli struggle in opposition to Iran on oil costs and inflation — key financial points that might have an effect on voter sentiment forward of the U.S. midterm elections the place management of Congress is at stake.
The U.S., in coordination with Israel, kicked off its army marketing campaign, codenamed “Operation Epic Fury,” on Feb. 28, in search of to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities and its Navy, and deny the nation any means to develop nuclear bombs.
The marketing campaign of airstrikes killed former Iranian Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on its opening day. In a present of defiance, Iran picked his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, to succeed his father.
In response to continued U.S.-Israeli strikes, Iran has successfully closed the Strait of Hormuz and launched retaliatory strikes, together with some concentrating on vitality services within the Center East, triggering an increase in oil costs.
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