U.S. President Donald Trump decided to postpone a preannounced strike on key facilities through talks with Iran. He intends to start strikes based on the outcome of talks this week, but Iran signaled that there are no particular talks with the United States.
Trump said on the 23rd (local time) on his Truth Social that he had ordered the Ministry of National Defense to postpone 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 had very useful and productive talks to comprehensively resolve hostile acts in the Middle East, and that in-depth and constructive dialogue took place.
However, depending on the outcome of negotiations with Iran taking place this week, strikes may resume. On the 21st, Trump also warned Iran that he would strike power plants unless it opened the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
However, Iran is said to hold the position that there are currently no particular talks with the United States.
Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency, citing a Foreign Ministry source, said the U.S. president's remarks were political rhetoric aimed at preventing an energy price surge and emphasized that the intention was to buy time to carry out his military plans.
It added that while it is true there are proposals to ease tensions among regional countries, a request for mediation must be made to the United States, the party that started the war.
Iran's state-run Press TV also quoted a senior official as saying there are currently no negotiations with the United States and that psychological warfare cannot revive the Strait of Hormuz.