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BREAKINGUS halts planned Iranian power plant attacks for five days

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President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military and State Department to immediately pause all scheduled airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, energy infrastructure, oil fields, ports, pipelines, refineries, dams, water treatment plants, hospitals, universities, airports, bridges, tunnels for five days following "productive" talks with Tehran officials hours before a deadline was set earlier in the day.

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    President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of U.S. military strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure.
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    The decision follows 'productive' or very good talks between the United States and Iran regarding hostilities in the Middle East.
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    Trump instructed the Department of War to halt these specific attacks just hours before an imposed deadline.
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⚡Trump postpones strikes on Iran's energy sites, claims progress in talks. The U.S. is holding off attacks against Iranian energy facilities for five days following "productive" talks with Iran on ending hostilities in the Middle East, Trump said.