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Trump halts Iran energy strike plan

After giving Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump appeared to backtrack, saying he ordered the Pentagon to delay strikes on Iranian energy targets for five days.

US President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

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  • Trump issues five-day pause on Iran energy threat
  • Israel's vaunted missile defense under scrutiny after almost 200 injured
  • Settlers rampage in occupied West Bank after Israeli teen killed
  • Jewish ambulances torched in London
  • Iran's targeting of US-UK base on Diego Garcia puts Europe within reach

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