Washington: US President Donald Trump announced a 10-day suspension of attacks on Iran energy stations. He said, on Truth Social, that the pause is at Iran's request and will last until Monday, April 6, at 8:00 p.m. ET (April 7, 4:00 a.m. Saudi time).

According to Qatar News Agency, Trump added that negotiations are ongoing and described them as progressing well, despite misleading media reports. Earlier, on Monday, Trump had ordered a five-day halt on targeting Iran's energy infrastructure amid ongoing talks with Tehran.