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After Markets Rattle, Trump Once Again Punts on Following Through with Threat on Iran Power Plants

On Thursday, President Donald Trump delayed a planned strike on Iran energy facilities, citing ongoing negotiations and recent stock market volatility that saw the S&P 500 drop 1.7%.
Trump first threatened to bombard Tehran's energy facilities on Saturday, giving Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, then repeatedly extended the deadline as Asian markets gyrated.
The Pentagon is shifting at least 1,000 soldiers from the Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division and 5,000 Marines to the Mideast, supplementing the 50,000 U.S. forces already positioned in the region.
Trump insisted Iran is "begging" for a deal, though Tehran publicly denies negotiating with the White House on a 15-point proposal delivered by Pakistani intermediaries.
Envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Vice President JD Vance face an April 6 deadline to reopen the strait, through which about 20% of the world's oil passes daily.

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After markets rattle, Trump once again punts on following through with threat on Iran power plants

Facing a convulsing stock market, President Donald Trump has moved to buy himself more time and hold off on carrying out a threat to obliterate Iran’s energy plants.

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