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Conflict & Security March 23, 2026 381 stories in this edition

Trump backs down on strikes on Iran’s power network, claims US and Tehran holding talks

Dawn / Pakistan / 1m ago / none@none.com (Reuters)
Trump backs down on strikes on Iran’s power network, claims US and Tehran holding talks

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US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had given orders to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days, hours ahead of a deadline that threatened further escalation in the conflict now in its fourth week. Trump claimed in a post on his Truth Social platform that the US and Iran had had “VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE” conversations over the past two days about a “COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUT...

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US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had given orders to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days, hours ahead of a deadline that threatened further escalation in the conflict now i...

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