President Donald Trump has pushed back the deadline for possible strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure by 10 days, moving the cutoff to April 6, 2026. The original deadline was set to expire on Friday, and both the United States and Israel have held off attacking Iran’s energy facilities during the agreed period.
On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump posted that, “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.” He added that negotiations are continuing and, despite what he called “erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well.”
In remarks aired by Fox News, Trump said, “I gave them a 10-day period, they asked for seven,” describing the extension as part of ongoing talks aimed at a broader agreement. The U.S. and Iran are reported to be negotiating toward a peace deal, and each side has reportedly proposed rules for future conduct in the Gulf, including arrangements affecting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump also asserted that the United States had already achieved victory in the conflict, saying, “In a certain sense, we have already won.”
Separately, senior officials from what the report described as the Department of War briefed the House Armed Services Committee about the possibility of deploying ground troops, and the U.S. has continued to build up forces in the region.
Earlier, Trump warned Iranian leaders to “get serious” about a deal or face further assassinations of senior officials amid intensified U.S. and Israeli actions. That comment followed Israel’s announcement that it had “blown up and eliminated” Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval commander Alireza Tangsiri and several senior officers in a strike on the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas; Israel said Tangsiri was responsible for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has denied Trump’s characterization that it is “begging to make a deal” and has continued retaliatory strikes across parts of the Middle East. Western media outlets also reported hearing loud explosions in Tel Aviv.
