Afghanistan, March 27 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he had extended a pause in action against Iran's energy facilities by 10 days, saying the move came at Tehran's request and that talks were "going very well," despite Iran quickly rejecting that account.

Trump said the suspension would run until April 6, in what he described as an official extension of the current halt.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the United States was pausing the "period of Energy Plant destruction" after what he called a request from the Iranian government, signalling that Washington still sees room for diplomacy even as military pressure remains in place. The pause delays any immediate escalation against one of Iran's most sensitive economic sectors. ...