The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Monday that he is suspending military actions against Iran’s energy infrastructure for five days and even speaks of an open “dialogue” between both countries to end the “hostilities.”
“I am pleased to report that the US and Iran have maintained over the past two days very productive conversations towards a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East. “Based on the constructive tone of those conversations, I have requested the War Department — referring to the Department of Defense — to postpone any military strikes against Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for a period of five days, subject to the success of the meetings and ongoing dialogue,” he wrote in Truth Social.
Donald Trump’s message
This message postpones or provisionally suspends the US president’s message to Iran to “completely” open the Strait of Hormuz before dawn this Tuesday. Otherwise, he warned, he would attack his power plants. In the event that Washington followed through on its threat, Iran announced that it would also respond “in the same way.”
The Iranian authorities have already confirmed more than 1,500 deaths since the Israeli and United States offensive against its territory began almost a month ago. Of these deaths, 210 are children. The US-based non-governmental organization Human Rights Activists in Iran has raised this death toll to 3,000.
Oil gives a break
Trump’s announcement has given a respite to the energy sector in the midst of the skyrocketing increase in the price of oil and gas. The price of Brent crude oil, which is used as a reference in Europe, It has sunk 13% and is already trading below one hundred dollars a barrel. At around noon this Monday, it was at $96. Hours before, it had reached $114.43
