Trump grants Iran ‘request’ as he delays ‘power plant destruction’ | World | News
While Donald Trump announced that he was “pausing the destruction of power plants for 10 days” in Iran, he continues to insist that talks on a deal to end the war are “going very well.”
Writing on Truth Social, the US President said: “Per the request of the Government of Iran, please let this statement state that I have paused the Power Plant demolition for 10 days until 8:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday, April 6, 2026. Talks are ongoing and going very well, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media and others. Thank you for your interest in this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP” Speaking to Fox on the phone on Thursday’s report, the US President said: Trump said the United States was in talks with Iran and that the talks were going “pretty well.”
“They asked me very nicely, through my people, ‘Can we have more time?'” the US president told the hosts of Fox’s The Five. they said.
“They wanted seven [days]. And I said, ‘I’ll give you 10’ because they gave me a ship. You know, we talked about eight ships. You know, the ‘gift’ I was talking about the other day.”
Mr Witkoff said: “This was distributed through the Pakistani government.”
The head of the UN agency responsible for monitoring civilian nuclear activities has condemned the latest military strikes near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant.
Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, warned that such attacks “could result in a major radiological accident affecting a wide area in Iran and beyond.”
According to the IAEA, Grossi reiterated his call for maximum restraint, once again emphasizing his “deep concern” about the situation and the potential risks involved.
The most recent attack reported near the Bushehr nuclear power plant occurred last Tuesday, following an earlier incident confirmed by the agency on March 17. However, none of the attacks were reported to have damaged the facility.
