Trump postpones strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure amid 'constructive' talks to end war
President Donald Trump ordered the War Department to postpone possible strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure in a Truth Social post Monday, saying the U.S. and Iran have had "productive" talks to end the conflict.
Trump says Iran war will be settled if 5-day period 'goes well'
President Donald Trump's administration will speak with Iran's leadership later Monday after the two sides found "major points of agreement," the president says.
Trump made the comments while speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One on Monday. He did not name the Iranian officials engaged in talks, but said he had not spoken with Mojtaba Khamenei, who was formally installed as Iran's supreme leader earlier this month.
"We're gonna get together today," Trump said, saying the meeting will be by phone. He predicted that the war could end in the next 5-day period if the exchange "goes well."
He said either Iran will agree to a deal or "otherwise we'll just keep bombing our little hearts out."
Trump first announced talks with Iran earlier Monday morning, only to be met with a denial from Iranian state media.
Trump dismissed that denial while speaking to reporters, saying some Iranian officials are in confusion thanks to the destabilization of the nation's communication infrastructure.
Iran's missile capabilities pose global threat, former general warns
Ret. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding joined Fox News to discuss Iran's advanced missile capabilities on Monday, highlighting recent launches toward a U.S.-U.K. base and potential threats to NATO capitals.
Spalding says Iran has the capability to pose a "global threat" even while under assault by the U.S. and Israel.
Markets like a 'coiled spring' waiting for Iran war to be resolved, Charles Payne says
Global financial markets are ready to burst upward once the war in Iran concludes, Fox Business' Charles Payne predicted Monday.
Payne made the statement during a Sunday morning appearance on Fox News.
"The stock market sort of wants to exhale, it wants this to be over with," Payne said. "I consider the stock market right now to be sort of a coiled spring. It's suppressed by sort of artificial things like this."
"But until it's resolved, you know, it's a major dark cloud," he added.
Trump responds after Iranian state media denies talks with US
President Donald Trump responded to Iranian state media denying reports that Tehran was engaged in talks with the U.S. on Monday.
Trump spoke with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo on Monday morning, just after announcing "constructive" talks with Tehran. Bartiromo pressed Trump to explain why Iranian media denied that such talks were taking place.
"I just spoke with President Trump and he told me that Iran wants to make a deal badly," Bartiromo said. "He said that the talks have been ongoing. I said, how much longer will this conflict go on? He said...five days to halt or postpone strikes on the electrical infrastructure. It could happen sooner, he said. But I have put down five days."
"I asked him what his reaction is to Iranian state television, saying that there are no talks, and he said he's not sure what they are referring to because the most recent talks happened, in fact, last night with Steve Wycoff and Jared Kushner and their counterparts," she continued.
"When I asked about the Iranian TV saying that no talks have happened, he said it's hard to get any information there because of the U.S. is blowing up so much of their infrastructure. So again, he wasn't sure what Iran State TV was talking about, because the most recent talks, he said, happened last night with Steve Wycoff and Jared Kushner," she added.
Iran says no negotiations ongoing after Trump postpones power plant strikes
Iranian state media denied engaging in talks with the U.S. on Monday after President Donald Trump postponed U.S. strikes on Iranian power plants.
Trump stated in a Truth Social post that the U.S. had engaged in "very good" and "constructive" negotiations with Iranian leaders on Monday.
Iranian media, citing an unnamed security official, denied that any such talks were taking place.
Prior to Trump’s announcement, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged talking by phone with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan. Turkey has been an intermediary before in negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
Fox News' Eric Mack contributed to this report.
Trump orders 5-day pause for attacks on Iranian power infrastructure amid 'very good' talks
President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Iran have had "very good and productive conversations" with Iran that could lead to a "complete and total resolution of our hostilities."
Trump made the announcement via his Truth Social account on Monday morning, writing in all capital letters.
"I am pleased to report that the United States of America and the country of Iran have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East. Based on the tenor and tone of these in-depth, detailed, and constructive conversations, which will continue throughout the week, 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. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump wrote.
Schumer knocks Trump on Iran, plan to send ICE to airports: 'Asking for trouble'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., condemned President Donald Trump's plan to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to U.S. airports on Sunday.
Schumer made the comments while speaking on the Senate floor Sunday, saying Trump's decision is "impulsive" and could make the situation at airports worse.
"Today, Donald Trump and [Tom] Homan are saying they will deploy ICE agents to airports starting on Monday. This is really disturbing. ICE agents who are untrained and have caused problems everywhere they've gone lurking at our airports. That's asking for trouble, and it will certainly make the chaos at the airports even worse," Schumer said.
"No one has any faith in ICE agents. They haven't received training. They don't know what it is to be a TSA person and do what you need to do," he continued. "And the real problem here is they have no plan for using these ICE agents. Trump says, send them there. They send them there. And Homan says they're still drawing up plans with less than a day's notice. What is this? We know what it is. It's another impulsive action by Donald Trump."
"Some idea pops into his head and he announces it. And then the people working for him, a few of whom do have some degree of talent and ability. Not many underlings. They have to rush to try and implement what they know is an idiotic plan," he said.
The ICE deployment is Trump's latest move in the battle with Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Schumer also used his time on the Senate floor Sunday to criticize Trump's actions in Iran.
Iran’s death toll moves past 1,500 after 3 weeks of war, health ministry claims
Iran's death toll in the ongoing war in the Middle East has surpassed 1,500, its health ministry claims, as the conflict that began late last month now moves past three weeks.
More than 1,000 people were killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 1 million were also displaced, according to the country's authorities.
In Israel, 15 people were killed by Iranian strikes. More than a dozen civilians in the occupied West Bank and Gulf Arab states have been killed in strikes.
A total of 13 U.S. military members were also killed in the war.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Sirens sound across Tel Aviv as incoming missiles test air defense systems
Missiles were inbound over Tel Aviv during a live Fox News report Sunday, as air raid sirens blared across the city and Israeli air defenses scrambled to intercept incoming threats from Iran.
“We should start hearing the sirens in about two minutes now,” Fox News correspondent Mike Tobin said from Tel Aviv moments before alarms began sounding. “Everything from the north to the south of Tel Aviv is under watch right now.”
Seconds later, sirens wailed across the city as Tobin described missiles approaching from the east, prompting residents to rush into bomb shelters.
“That’s the sound of the sirens going off — that means the missiles are inbound,” he said.Tobin reported that Iran has increasingly used cluster-style warheads designed to break apart mid-air, releasing smaller explosives that can still reach the ground even after interception.
“What I’m talking about is a warhead that’s made up of dozens of little bombs,” he said. “When that’s intercepted by the air defenses, it’ll break up into dozens of bomblets, and the bomblets still get through.”
As interceptions lit up the sky, Tobin described seeing multiple streaks of light over Tel Aviv, followed by explosions as fragments fell toward the ground.
“We’ve got dozens of bomblets coming down over Tel Aviv,” he said. “Those bomblets themselves are still quite dangerous.”
Despite Israel’s multi-layered air defense systems — including Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow — Tobin noted that some projectiles have still managed to get through.
“You’re shooting missiles out of the sky, which is a very difficult thing to do,” he said.
Fox News' Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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