Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants for five days
The US president’s announcement comes after he holds ’good and productive conversations’ with Tehran.
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has ordered the United States military to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days after holding “good and productive conversations” with Tehran.
“I am pleased to report that the United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East,” Trump posted in all caps on his Truth Social platform.
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“I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five – day period, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions.”
The latest announcement will be seen as a big relief in the region, which has been bearing the brunt of Iranian attacks, and across the world as the war on Iran has sent oil prices soaring and causing a global energy crisis.
In efforts to ease the energy prices, Trump on Saturday gave Tehran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels, warning that otherwise the US would “obliterate” Iran’s power plants. Trump’s ultimatum was aimed at ending Tehran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil passes.
Analyst Mohammed el-Masry said that Trump’s announcement may be “his way of sort of giving himself a dignified exit”.
“But the question that people need to ask is what the Iranians are going to do, and what the Israelis are going to do, and to what extent might they be willing to continue the war effort against Iran without US backing, if that’s what ends up happening here.”
Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall said that the Iranians will possibly climb down despite the three weeks of war. “The likelihood that they will refuse this offer from Trump is remote,” he said.
“The Iranians do not want to continue this war – they say it was imposed on them and the region.
“They have said that if there are guarantees, and further negotiations take place, and if there is no repeat of the same type of aggression or any kind of aggression against Iran in the future, and if there is a willingness to find a lasting deal, then I am sure the Iranians will not say no.”
‘Initiative’ by regional countries
Iran’s foreign ministry a statement carried by semi-official Mehr news agency said that Trump’s move is aimed at reducing energy prices and earn time to implement his military plans.
It added that there are “initiative” by regional countries to reduce tensions but that their concerns should be referred to Washington, “the party that started this war”.
Tehran denied there was a dialogue between Tehran and Washington.
Iran had said it would completely shut the strait – a transit point for about one-fifth of the world’s oil supplies – in retaliation. Tehran also pledged to attack energy facilities in Israel and Gulf countries.
The de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has caused a spike in global oil prices and caused a shortage of cooking gas in several Asian countries. Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency, on Monday warned that the situation in the Middle East is “very severe” and is worse than the two energy crises of the 1970s put together.
On Monday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responded that if Washington went ahead with its threat, Iran would target power plants in all regions that supply electricity to US bases “as well as the economic, industrial and energy infrastructures in which Americans have shares”.
In addition, the country’s Defence Council warned that any attack on Iran’s southern coast or islands would prompt the laying of sea mines that would sever Gulf shipping routes, according to state media.
Here is his exact Truth Social post. The poster reproduced verbatim from Trump's TS post along with a screencapture of the actual TS post appended as reference.
ReplyDeleteDid the media reported on it properly? Or they do not what to do with it...
TENOR, TONE and then there is WITCH...
What was that all about?
An idiot who does not know his Dnglish, vocabulary and grammar?
Or, did he just inserted a message to someone?
Or, he just gave the GO signal for some other operation?
48hours and 5days, which is which? Stick is 48hours, carrot 5 days....pinochio? Or just another to laugh at or find its resolution in due time? "March Madness" is coming to an dnd in 8 calender days...
https://x.com/i/status/2036041101057081621
BREAKING: TRUMP : I AM PLEASE TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE IN DEPTH, DETAILED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WITCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A FIVE DAY PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE ONGOING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
And a missing "D" at the end of "PLEASED", third word.
DeleteSharing some other form of development...
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Pope Leo XIV received representatives of the International Association of Exorcists (AIE) in a private audience on Friday, March 13. They presented a report on the growing prevalence of cases related to occultism, esotericism, and Satanism, and the spiritual consequences they believe this has for many people.
During the meeting, the Association asked the Pontiff to ensure that every diocese in the world has one or more adequately trained exorcist priests. The request concerns not only the number of exorcists, but above all their preparation: seminary training, specific programs for new bishops, and clear discernment criteria for addressing particularly delicate pastoral situations.
According to Father Francesco Bamonte, Vice President of the AIE, ignoring these phenomena leaves many faithful without an adequate response to grave spiritual suffering, sometimes pushing them toward inappropriate solutions. This is why exorcists insist on the need for serious, prudent, and Gospel-based pastoral care.
During the audience, the Pope was also presented with the book Guidelines for the Ministry of Exorcism, along with an image of Saint Michael the Archangel from the sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo. Leo XIV also recalled his past acquaintance with and appreciation for Father Gabriele Amorth, founder of the International Association of Exorcists.
Discover more at ewtnvatican.com
Talking b n c?
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🚨 Victor Davis Hanson: THE SIGNALS ARE ALL POINTING THE SAME DIRECTION
No U.S. analyst knows better how to cut through the fog of war than Stanford University Prof. @VDHanson.
In the clip below, Hanson, who’s studied how wars end for 50 years, says the tide has turned in America’s favor against Iran. Forget the rancid propaganda flowing from all quarters related to the Iran conflict and how it is going - Hanson says look at how everyone else is behaving.
Hanson’s Key Points:
• Europeans: They never touch a conflict until they smell victory. Early on? Crickets. Now they’re quietly moving assets and offering support. Pure calculation — they’ve read the battlefield and decided which side wins.
• Gulf petro-states: Saudis, Emiratis, Qataris survive by reading the room perfectly. They’re expelling Iranian attachés, silently intercepting Iranian missiles over their capitals, and the UAE just reaffirmed its $1.4 trillion investment commitment to the U.S. mid-war. These are not gestures — they’re bets. And they’re all-in on America.
• Al Jazeera: The Qatari state network that usually bashes U.S. actions (and hosts Hamas offices) is now calling America’s bombing campaign “brilliant” and “underestimated.” When the outlet that hosts both the biggest U.S. air base and Hamas praises U.S. effectiveness, the message is unmistakable: they think we’re winning.
• Military reality: A-10 Warthogs and Apache gunships are now flying strike missions inside Iranian airspace at will. These slow, low-flying platforms only appear when enemy air defenses are effectively gone. Confirms what’s really happening on the ground.
Iran’s only play left is rope-a-dope: drag it out, hope U.S. public opinion flips, pray midterms pressure Trump to quit.
VDH’s verdict: If Trump sees it through — and he will — the regime falls. Not in years. Pretty soon.
Bottom line: Watch what people do, not what they say. Every player with skin in the game is betting on America. The signals don’t lie.
#Iran #Europe #Warthogs #Trump @AlJazeera
Okie dokie...everything a-ok now...go back to sleep, nothing to see
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And at 7:23 am it was corrected.
https://x.com/i/status/2036038642074816956
Misspellings matter.
Sentence formation matters.
Q
Missing "D" and "Witch" - instead of which.
https://x.com/i/status/2036041348520845798
As you consider this one... remember that every "D" in the Q drops refers to the Democrat Party and every "witch" refers to Witch Hunt.
This opens up a lot of theories (in my mind anyway) where talks with Iran are concerned.