US pauses attack threat amid ‘productive’ Iran talks

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US President Donald Trump.

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US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had given instructions to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days, just hours ahead of a deadline that threatened further escalation in the conflict now in its fourth week.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the US and Iran have had "very good and productive" conversations with Iran over the past two days about a "complete and total resolution of hostilities in the Middle East'.