The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has assured this Monday that he has ordered "to postpone all military attack" against Iran's power plants for a period of five days, after giving on Saturday a 48-hour ultimatum to Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or be exposed to said bombings against energy facilities.
"I am pleased to report that the United States and Iran have had over the last two days very good and constructive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East", Trump said, who added in a social media message that, as a result of them, he has ordered this postponement for five days.
"Based on the tone and frankness of these deep, detailed, and constructive conversations, which will continue throughout the week, I have ordered the Department of War --in reference to the Department of Defense-- to postpone all military attacks against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a period of five days, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and conversations," he pointed out.
After the ultimatum
Trump himself gave on Saturday a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, assuring that, otherwise, he will attack the country's power plants and warning that there will be "a total destruction". "The destruction of Iran is going to be total and is going to work wonderfully," he maintained.
In response, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard warned this Monday that it is "determined to respond to any threat" and stressed that, should Trump materialize his threat, Tehran will attack "the centers of the occupying regime (Israel) and those of the countries in the region that supply electricity to US bases", as well as "the economic, industrial, and energy infrastructure in which the United States is a shareholder".
The authorities of Iran have confirmed in their latest balance more than 1,500 dead due to the offensive by Israel and the United States --including 210 children--, although the non-governmental organization Human Rights Activists in Iran, based in the United States, has raised the number of deceased to more than 3,000.