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a five-day pause

A five-day pause on strikes that kept getting extended

Late
“I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES.”
Promised
, Truth Social post
Stated deadline
“a five-day pause” → March 28, 2026
Re-promised
3 times with a fresh deadline
Topic
Iran
Era
Second term

What happened

The pause was extended before it ran out. On March 26, 2026 Trump posted that he was 'pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days,' moving the deadline to April 6, and on April 5 he moved it again to 8:00 p.m. ET on April 7.

Sources

  1. Iran war: Trump's series of unenforced deadlines ABC News, May 18, 2026