US President Donald Trump has ordered a five-day postponement of military strikes on Iran’s power plants, stating that recent talks with Tehran have been “positive and productive.”

In a statement released on the social media platform Truth Social, President Trump announced that the United States would delay attacks on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for five days while negotiations between the two countries continue.

Trump said that, in light of the progress made, the US military had been instructed to defer any action against Iran’s energy facilities during this period.

He added that negotiations with Iran will continue throughout the week, and future decisions will be based on the outcome of these discussions.

The development comes amid heightened tensions, after Iran warned that if the United States targeted its power network, it could retaliate by striking Israel’s power plants as well as facilities supplying electricity to US bases in the Gulf region.