U.S. President Donald Trump decided to temporarily halt strikes on Iran's key facilities.
On the 23rd, local time, President Trump said on Truth Social that he had instructed the Ministry of National Defense to delay all military strikes on Iran's power plants and energy facilities for five days.
He added that over the past two days, the United States and Iran held very useful and productive talks to comprehensively resolve hostilities in the Middle East, and that in-depth and constructive dialogue took place.
However, depending on the outcome of talks with Iran taking place this week, the strikes could resume. On the 21st, President Trump also warned Iran that if it did not open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, he would strike power plants.
Still, as it was revealed there is a separate channel for talks with Iran, there is hope that negotiations could be concluded later.