“Conversations continue and are going very well”

As reported by the president through his network Truth SocialThe US will suspend attacks against the energy plants of the Persian country “at the request of the Iranian government.”

Furthermore, Trump continues to affirm that his Administration is holding talks with Tehran, and that they are going “very well”: “Talks continue and, despite the erroneous statements spread by some media outlets that spread fake news, they are progressing very well,” he added.

Trump last week gave an ultimatum to Iran to fully reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes, under threat of destroying its power plants.

The original deadline was set for Monday, but later extended it until this Friday, arguing that both countries began to negotiate an end to the conflict.

This same Thursday, Trump was asked by the press if he planned to extend his ultimatum again and responded that this would depend on what his negotiators advised him: the vice president, JD Vance; the special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.

“I don’t know yet. I don’t know. Mr. Witkoff, JD and Jared will tell me if they think it’s on the right track, and if it’s not on the right track, maybe not,” he said.

According to the US president, Iran is “begging for a deal” and would have let a dozen oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a sign of goodwill.

The US government sent Iranian authorities, through Pakistani mediation, a 15-point plan to end the war, but Tehran has rejected it.

While the White House talks about negotiations, the Pentagon is preparing different options for military intervention to execute a “final blow” in the war in Iran that could include the participation of ground forces, according to the digital media Axios published this Thursday.

For his part, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abás Araqchi, He says that the words and behavior of the United States are “a sign of contradiction,” because while requesting negotiations, the aggression continues and sends more forces to the region.