Reported claim
“U.S. President Donald Trump backed off from an earlier threat to attack Iran's power infrastructure on March 23, 2026, claiming that Washington and Tehran were in talks.”
Reported by 10 sources.
Sources
He noted that US President Donald Trump has delayed his threats of large-scale attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure, citing diplomatic progress2026-03-27
U.S. President Donald Trump, who on Monday (March 23, 2026) backed off from an earlier threat to attack Iran's power infrastructure claiming that Washington and Tehran were in talks2026-03-25
declared that the American leader had backed down "following Iran's firm warning"2026-03-25
declared that the American leader had backed down "following Iran's firm warning"2026-03-25
The Iranian Embassy in Afghanistan also claimed that Trump had "backed down" after Iran's "firm warning" that it would retaliate against strikes on its energy infrastructure by attacking power plants across West Asia.2026-03-25
US President Donald Trump has backed down from threats to bomb Iranian power plants2026-03-25
"As predicted, Trump backed down from the threat of attacking our power plants in the face of Iran's power and resolve, showing that he only understands the language of strength and submits to it!"2026-03-25
President Donald Trump stepped back from his threat to attack energy sites citing "very good" talks to end the war2026-03-25
Iranian state media, citing Trump's Truth Social post as evidence, claimed the president backed down in the face of threats.2026-03-25
وأوضح المصدر أن ترمب تراجع بعد أن أصبحت التهديدات العسكرية الإيرانية "ذات مصداقية"2026-03-25
It seems that there are mediation efforts that started regionally, by Pakistan, Egypt and Turkiye, trying to find a way out of this standoff2026-03-25
Trump was speaking shortly after he backed down from a threat to bombard Iran's power stations within the next day2026-03-25
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