Iran-Israel war LIVE: Iran Guards say carried out attacks on Israel and U.S. forces in Gulf

President Donald Trump announced that he will pause attacks on Iran’s energy plants for 10 days at Tehran’s request and said talks with Iran were going “very well,” although an Iranian official dismissed ‌a U.S. proposal for ending the conflict as “one-sided and unfair.”

The war has killed thousands of people, spread to neighbouring nations and hit the global economy with soaring energy prices since the United States and Israel ⁠launched strikes on February 28, after talks about Tehran’s nuclear program failed to yield a deal.

On Thursday (March 26, 2026), Mr. Trump threatened during a cabinet meeting at the White House to increase pressure on Iran if it did not make a deal, before later posting on social media that he would pause attacks ‌on Iranian energy plants for 10 days until April 6, 2026 at 2000 EDT (0000 GMT on April 7).

“Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going ‌very well,” he added in his Truth Social post.

-Reuters