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Trump Grants 10-Day Reprieve on Iran Energy Strikes, Sets April 6 Deadline

On 27 March 2026 President Trump postponed planned U.S. attacks on Iran’s energy grid by ten days, moving the cut-off to 8 p.m. ET, 6 April 2026, while insisting negotiations over reopening the Strait of Hormuz are ‘going very well’.

By Naia Okafor-Chen

Focusing Facts

  1. The strike moratorium, first a 48-hour ultimatum then a 5-day pause, is now extended an additional 10 days to 6 April 2026 at 20:00 ET.
  2. Trump claims Tehran asked for a 7-day delay and reciprocated by letting 8–10 oil tankers transit Hormuz; Iran publicly denies requesting any pause.
  3. U.S. defense planners are weighing deployment of up to 10,000 extra troops to the Middle East even as talks continue.

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