Trump announces that he is holding “productive” talks with Iran and proposes for the first time “resolving hostilities”

“You will soon see what happens with the ultimatum of the power plants, the result is going to be very good. The destruction is going to be total and it is going to work wonderfully,” he wrote over the weekend.

Now Trump reduces the risk of war escalation in the Middle East by declaring that Operation ‘Epic Fury’, which enters its fourth week, could be approaching “complete and total resolution of hostilities“.

US forces will stop their attacks on Iran’s electrical infrastructure this week as negotiations progress.

Tehran, for its part, warned last week that attacks on its infrastructure would cause a retaliation “without restraint” against the Gulf countries, warning that they had so far used only “a fraction” of their capacity.

Defying the US president’s threat, Iran has continued to attack Israeli positions, including civilian targets such as Ben Gurion Airport, the country’s largest.

Although Trump has been ambiguous with his communications in recent weeks, this is the first time he has categorically committed to peace. Previously, it had placed conditions such as the aforementioned reopening of Hormuz, regime change or the end of the nuclear program.

The price of Brent crude oil, the benchmark in Europe, has sunk 13% after learning of Trump’s statement. The markets are already trading below one hundred dollars a barrel.

A few minutes after 12:00 p.m., Brent dropped to $96 per barrel after Trump’s message. It had risen during the morning of this Monday until reaching a maximum of $114.43.

The financial markets have experienced a historic turn. In less than half an hour, the European stock markets have passed from falling more than 2% to rebounding strongly.