U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the "Making Health Technology Great Again" event at the White House in Washington, D.C, the United States, on July 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)US President Donald Trump says the US and Iran have held talks on the "complete and total resolution of hostilities" in the Middle East. He says that, as a result of the talks, he has postponed threatened strikes on Iranian power plants—oil and gas prices fall immediately. On Saturday night, Trump had given Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz - or, he said, the US would "obliterate" Iranian power plants. While he made mention of "very good and productive" talks with Iran, that has not been confirmed by the Iranians, and the statement stands in stark contrast to the bellicose tone the warring parties struck over the weekend.

Source: The Star March 23, 2026 17:16 UTC