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Türkiye, Egypt, and Pakistan have been relaying messages between the U.S. and Iran over the past two days to help de-escalate tensions.
Senior officials from the three countries held separate talks with Steve Witkoff and Abbas Araghchi.
The mediation is ongoing and reportedly making progress, focusing on ending the conflict and resolving outstanding issues, reported Axios.
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President Trump appears to be creating the path to ending the conflict by saying regime change has been accomplished as new people are in charge after former leaders have been killed.
Trump on Iran: This is regime change because it is totally different people, reports CNBC.
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FARS NEWS AGENCY
Trump retreated after hearing that Iran would target all power plants in West Asia. There's no direct or indirect contact with Trump.
TASNIM NEWS AGENCY: Trump retreated from attacking vital infrastructure after Iran’s military threats became credible.
Pressure from financial markets and the threat related to bonds in the U.S. and the West increased, which was another major factor in this retreat.
From the beginning of the war until now, messages have been sent to Tehran by some mediators, and the clear response has been that we will continue defending until achieving the necessary level of deterrence.
With this kind of psychological warfare, neither will the Strait of Hormuz return to pre-war conditions nor will calm return to energy markets.
Trump’s five-day ultimatum means the continuation of this regime’s plans for crimes against people, and we will continue to respond and defend the country extensively.
Iranian Foreign Ministry: Statements by the U.S. president are part of efforts to lower energy prices and buy time to implement his military plans.
There have been initiatives by regional countries to reduce tensions, and our response to all of them is clear: we are not the party that started this war, and all such requests should be directed to Washington.
UPDATE: The Iranian Foreign Ministry says no talks are happening...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a temporary five-day pause in planned military strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, citing "very good and productive conversations" with Iran over the past two days. He described the talks as in-depth, detailed, and constructive, aimed at achieving a "complete and total resolution" of hostilities in the Middle East. The pause is conditional, with further progress potentially leading to an extension, while a lack of advancement could result in resuming or escalating actions.
This comes after Trump had issued a 48-hour ultimatum for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping (a critical global oil route disrupted during the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran), threatening to "obliterate" power plants if unmet. Markets reacted positively to the de-escalation signal, with reports of sharp drops in oil prices (e.g., oil crashing around 14% in minutes in some accounts) and gains in stocks.
However, Iranian officials and state-affiliated media strongly denied any negotiations or talks with the U.S. For instance:
- IRGC-affiliated outlets rejected Trump's claims outright.
- A spokesperson for Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission reportedly called it a "defeat for the devil" and insisted the battle continues.
- Iran's Foreign Ministry accused Trump of trying to buy time while regional de-escalation efforts proceed independently.
This mirrors a pattern in the conflict, where Trump has alternated between aggressive rhetoric (e.g., earlier statements that Iranian leaders were "all gone" with "nobody left to talk to" and the war going "extremely well") and signals of potential winding down or diplomacy. The broader U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, now in its fourth week, has involved strikes on key targets, significant energy disruptions, soaring global oil prices, and retaliatory actions (including Iranian attacks on regional energy sites).
President Trump has released the following statement on his Truth Social account.
I AM PLEASE TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE IN DEPTH, DETAILED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WITCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A FIVE DAY PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE ONGOING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
