Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants
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<p>President Trump suspended his plan to strike <a href="https://www.axios.com/world/iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>'s power plants, citing progress in negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. </p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Trump's Saturday ultimatum to launch attacks if Iran doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/22/trump-iran-48-hour-ultimatum-strait-of-hormuz" target="_blank">within 48 hours</a> — and the Iranian threats to retaliate against electricity infrastructure in Israel and Gulf countries —raised the potential for a dramatic escalation.</p><hr><ul><li>The Hormuz crisis has become a key issue preventing Trump from ending the war. The exchange of threats exacerbated the crisis even more, rattling the global energy markets.</li><li>U.S. stock futures, which had been falling earlier in the morning, suddenly surged on Trump's post, and oil prices fell.</li></ul><p><strong>What he is saying:</strong> In an all caps post on Truth Soc...
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