As Israel launched further strikes on Tehran early Friday, US President Donald Trump postponed his deadline for strikes on Iran’s oil assets, stating that negotiations to end the conflict were “going very well.” Before traveling to France on Friday for a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that G7 countries should assist in promoting the reopening of the vital Strait of Hormuz as the crisis that has rocked energy markets approaches its second month.
Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants if Iran didn’t open the vital waterway to oil ships within 48 hours last Saturday. However, he has since extended the deadline twice.He wrote on Thursday, “At the request of the Iranian government, I am delaying the destruction of the energy plant by ten days until Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 p.m., Eastern Time.” In times of peace, around a fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas travel through the Strait of Hormuz.
Despite the Islamic republic’s cold reaction to an American peace initiative, Trump had previously denied that he was frantic for an agreement to stop the war.Despite false claims to the contrary made by the Fake News Media and others, negotiations are still in progress and are doing quite well,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. Earlier, Steve Witkoff, the president’s envoy, said in public for the first time that Washington had sent Tehran a 15-point “action list” via Pakistani officials, citing “strong signs” that Tehran was prepared to engage in negotiations.We’ll see where things go and whether we can persuade Iran that this is a turning point and that their only options are greater death and devastation,” Witkoff stated.
Trump said during the discussion that Iran had demonstrated its commitment to negotiations by allowing ten oil tankers to cross the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran responded to Washington’s 15 points, according to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, and was “awaiting the other side’s response.” Tehran’s response demanded respect for Iran’s “sovereignty” over the Strait of Hormuz and war reparations, according to the Tasnim report, which quoted an unidentified official.
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