I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five day period, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions.

For

CNN live updates report the president said he instructed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop attacks on Iranian oil and gas facilities, indicating he ordered a halt to some strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure (https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-19-26?t=1773940356253 and https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-19-26?t=1773935773220). These reports show the president took actions or gave instructions aimed at preventing attacks on Iran’s energy sites.

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Other CNN reports document the president threatening to “hit and obliterate” Iran’s power plants and giving a 48-hour ultimatum tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which is inconsistent with a blanket five-day postponement of strikes (https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-22-26?post-id=cmn289ago00003b6vfk24obj3 and https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-22-26?t=1774193141117). None of the provided CNN live updates state that he instructed the Department of War to postpone “any and all military strikes” for five days subject to the outcome of ongoing meetings and discussions; the specific Department, five-day duration, and conditional postponement are not documented in these sources.