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Trump Pauses Strikes, Hints at Deal; Tehran Denies Talks Ever Happened | Watch

| Mar 23, 2026, 10:04:59 PM | TOI.in
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Donald Trump has ordered a halt to strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, saying he wants a deal "badly" and that an agreement could come within five days. Talks, he confirmed, took place as recently as Sunday night, led by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, with Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan running messages between the two sides. Tehran immediately contested the entire narrative. Iranian state media denied any negotiations took place, and the foreign ministry claimed Trump pulled back to avoid an energy price spike, not because of any diplomatic progress. Markets moved anyway, futures rallied, oil fell, the dollar dropped. But the terms of any real deal remain as far apart as ever: Hormuz, enriched uranium, ballistic missiles, regional proxies. Iran has rejected every condition, repeatedly and publicly. A deadline has been placed on top of a gap that has not closed. And America's most capable strike platform, the USS Gerald R. Ford is sitting in Crete with fire damage.

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