The US president’s announcement comes after he says he held ‘good and ​productive conversations’ with Tehran.
President Donald Trump says the United States and Iran want to make a deal and the two sides have “major points of agreement” after he ordered the US military to postpone strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.
“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,” Trump posted on Monday in all caps on his Truth Social platform.
“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.”

Speaking to reporters at a Florida airport, Trump said Iran wanted “to make a deal” and US envoys have been holding talks with a “respected” Iranian leader but not Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. He ᴀsserted that Iran must give up its enriched uranium stockpile for a deal.
The US president also said the Strait of Hormuz would be opened very soon if an agreement is reached.
“If a deal happens, it’s a great start for Iran and the region,” he said, adding that he could not guarantee a deal with Tehran. The US president claimed that the Iranians called him for talks and not the other way round.
Earlier, Trump told the Fox Business Network that Tehran wants to make a deal badly and it could happen within five days. He said his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were engaged in talks most recently on Sunday night.
Trump’s comments came as the US-Israeli war on Iran has spurred a widening crisis across the Middle East, with Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting countries across the region and sending global oil prices soaring.

In an effort to lower energy prices, Trump on Saturday gave Tehran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels, warning that otherwise the US would “obliterate” Iran’s power plants.
Trump’s ultimatum was aimed at ending Tehran’s chokehold on the Gulf waterway, through which a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies pᴀss.
Wall Street stocks mostly rose early on Monday after Trump said Washington and Tehran had held “very good” talks. Oil prices – which have spiked since February 28, the day the US and Israel launched their war on Iran – were down sharply on Monday.
But Iranian officials denied that any talks had taken place between Washington and Tehran.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Monday that “no negotiations have been held with the US”, accusing Trump of trying to “manipulate the financial and oil markets and escape the quagmire in which the US and Israel are trapped”.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei also denied that any discussions had taken place, saying that Tehran’s position on the Strait of Hormuz and conditions for ending the war have not changed.
In comments shared by Iran’s official IRNA news agency, Baghaei said that “messages have been received from some friendly countries regarding the US’s request for negotiations to end the war”.