Trump Delays Iran Attack Deadline By Another Ten Days
Another walk-back and extension: the earlier five-day deadline for resumption of US attacks on Iranian energy has now been moved to ten days (it was set to expire Fri/Sat). The following was issued by President Trump late Thursday afternoon on Truth Social:
As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well.
Now it's ten days… but perhaps this at least means the sides are talking(?!), if not indirectly. Or else this is a move to buy more time to put some kind of ground force component in place. Oil slides - then quickly rebounds - on the headlines, as apparently markets aren't buying it, remaining unchanged:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-tells-iran-get-serious-about-negotiations-or-no-turning-back-wh-mulls-plans