After several days of threatening to destroy Iran’s energy infrastructure, President Donald Trump did a sudden about-face on Monday. Per The Daily Beast, Trump announced the reversal in a long, all-caps Truth Social message on Monday morning.
“I AM PLEASED 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,” the message said. “BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE IN DEPTH, DETAILED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WHICH 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.”
According to the Daily Beast, the post was originally riddled with typos, such as “I am please to report,” although Trump appears to have since corrected them.
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However, questions have been raised as to whether the diplomatic breakthrough actually took place the way the president said it did.
“Remarks by the U.S. president are part of efforts to reduce energy prices and buy time to implement his military plans” state-run Iran newspaper quoted the Iranian foreign ministry as saying. “While there have been initiatives by regional countries to de-escalate tensions, Iran’s response has been clear: It did not start the war and all such requests should be directed to Washington.”
BREAKING: “They want, very much, to make a deal. We’d like to make a deal, too. We’re going to get together today.”
“If it goes well, we’re going to end up with settling this. Otherwise, we’ll just keep bombing our little hearts out.” — President Trump pic.twitter.com/On793IvwHQ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 23, 2026
The five-day period, the Beast noted, well expire right as markets close on Friday.
“While the markets might rally slightly, polling for Trump’s war is still in the gutter, according to two recent polls. A Reuters/Ipsos survey of 1,545 adults conducted March 17–19 found 59 percent disapprove of the conflict, with only 37 percent in support. An Economist/YouGov poll, conducted days earlier, told a similar story,” the Beast story said. “It found that some 56 percent oppose the war and only 33 percent support it, with independent approval of Trump’s handling of Iran sliding from 30 percent to 24 percent in a single week.”
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