US President Donald Trump has said that he has postponed the plan to attack the power plant in Iran for the time being. Trump said that there have been fruitful talks between America and Iran in the last two days, which will continue in the future also. He said that I have instructed the Department of War (Pentagon) not to attack power plants and energy sites in Iran for the next 5 days.

President Trump shared the post

Actually, US President Donald Trump shared a post on the social media platform Truth Social on Monday (March 23, 2026). In the post, he said, ‘I am very happy to say that in the last two days, there have been very good and meaningful talks between America and Iran regarding ending our enmity and complete peace in the Middle East. “In view of these detailed and constructive discussions, which will continue throughout this week, I have directed the Department of War (Pentagon) not to attack Iran’s power plants and energy targets for the next 5 days.”

However, President Trump stressed that this decision will depend on the success of the ongoing meetings and negotiations.

Trump gave 48 hours ultimatum to Iran

This decision of US President Donald Trump has come a few hours after his 48-hour ultimatum to Iran. While giving a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran, Trump had said that if Iran does not completely open the Strait of Hormuz within the next two days without any conditions and threats, then America will completely destroy Iran’s power plants by attacking them and the attack will be started from the biggest power plant.

Iranian President retaliated on Trump’s ultimatum

However, after the US President threatened, Iranian President Masoud Pejeshkian hit back on Sunday (March 22, 2026). He had said that we are not afraid of such baseless threats and Iran’s illusion of erasing it from the world map shows frustration against the will of a history-making country.

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Iran’s big statement has come out on US President Donald Trump’s claim of talks. Tehran rejected Trump’s claim and said that there were no talks with him.

Media affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) say there were no talks with Trump and claim Trump changed his stance out of fear of Iran’s retaliation. IRGC said that fearing Iran’s reaction, Donald Trump withdrew his 48-hour ultimatum.

Trump and America have taken steps back: Ibrahim Razai

Meanwhile, Ebrahim Razai, spokesperson of the National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament, said, ‘President Donald Trump and America have again retreated. Our campaign is continuously progressing rapidly. This is another defeat for the devil (Donald Trump).

What did US President Donald Trump claim?

In fact, President Donald Trump announced that America will not attack Iran’s power plants in the next five days. He claimed that there have been very positive and productive talks between America and Iran, after which he has ordered the Pentagon to avoid any military attack against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure. He has also claimed that serious talks are going on between the two countries to completely end the ongoing conflict and tension in the Middle East.

The aim of the talks is to find a complete solution to the ongoing tension in the Middle East: Trump

He further said, ‘There have been very positive talks with Iran in the last two days, the aim of which is to find a complete solution to the ongoing tension in the Middle East. This round of talks will continue throughout the week. In view of the positive outcome of the detailed discussions between the two countries, I have directed the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) to postpone all military attacks on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.

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