U.S. President Donald ​Trump said on Monday (March 23, 2026) the ‌U.S. has had ​good and ⁠productive conversations with Iran and he will order the ‌military to postpone any military strikes ‌against Iranian power ‌plants ⁠and energy infrastructure for ⁠five days.

Mr. Trump’s move followed a threat by Iran ​to attack ‌Israel’s power plants and those supplying U.S. bases across the ‌Gulf region if the ​U.S. targets Iran’s power network.

Iran-Israel war updates on March 23, 2026

Conversations with ⁠Iran will continue throughout the week, Trump ‌said in a social media post. “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,” he wrote.