Trump says US to hold off on power plant strikes for 5 days, extending deadline on Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump is extending his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the U.S. will hold off on power plant strikes for five days.

Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social site Monday, ahead of a deadline later in the day.

Two men stand gazing into the crater the day after an Israeli airstrike targeted the Qasmiyeh Bridge, located on a main highway linking villages in the Tyre district with others farther north, after Israel said the bridge was being used by Hezbollah,

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The president said the U.S. and Iran have had "very good and productive conversations" that could yield "a complete and total resolution" in the war. Talks will continue "throughout the week," Trump said.

Trump did not give details on the diplomatic negotiations that occurred. Iran did not acknowledge any talks between the countries.

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According to the Associated Press, the president's announcement occurred as the United Arab Emirates reported its air defense was attempting to intercept new incoming Iranian fire Monday afternoon.

On Monday, Iran warned it would strike electricity plants across the Middle East and mine the Persian Gulf after Trump threatened to bomb power stations in the Islamic Republic if it did not reopen the strait.

The AP reported Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he spoke by phone with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan. Turkey has been an intermediary before in negotiations between Tehran and Washington, D.C.

The Iran war is now in its fourth week, and has experienced major turning points — the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, the bombing of a key Iranian gas field, and strikes targeting oil and gas facilities and other civilian infrastructure in Gulf Arab nations. 

Meanwhile, war has killed over 1,000 people and impacted the global economy, and sent oil prices soaring.